McCafferky Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McCafferky Surname Definition:

Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70

McCafferky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McCafferky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Eachmharcaigh The former is more usual in Co. Mayo, the latter in Cos. Donegal and Derry. IF 70

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McCafferky Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCafferky Come From? nationality or country of origin

McCafferky is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McCafferky.

How Common Is The Last Name McCafferky? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCafferky is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McCafferky occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McCafferky live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McCafferky is primarily found in: Utah, where 67 percent are found. Outside of The United States McCafferky exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

McCafferky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCafferky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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