McCaffery Surname

93,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCaffery Surname Definition:

MACCAFFRAE, Maccaffhey: From Irish MacCafraidh for MacGafraidh, 'son of Godfrey.' a Norse personal name early adopted by the Gaels.

McCaffery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1191:116,21012,530
England1,0921:51,0246,309
Scotland4231:12,6571,681
Australia3691:73,1598,608
Canada3491:105,57511,383
Northern Ireland2261:8,1641,371
Ireland741:63,6344,162
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7161:6,187993
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:49,9695,679

McCaffery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCAFFRAE, Maccaffhey: From Irish MacCafraidh for MacGafraidh, 'son of Godfrey.' a Norse personal name early adopted by the Gaels.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCaffery Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaffery is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffery? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,889th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,435,404 people. The last name McCaffery occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of McCaffery are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,119 people, or 1 in 116,210. In The United States McCaffery is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, New Jersey, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States McCaffery exists in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

McCaffery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaffery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaffery last name rose 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaffery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCaffery last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaffery surname are 8.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCaffery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.98% more than the national average, earning R 439,572 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCaffery9510/
Macaffery895/
Macafery821/
Maccafferri801/
Maccaferri743,356/
Macaferi715/
Macaferri6737/
Macaferis671/
MacAfore5914/
Mochifere565/

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