McCaffey Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

McCaffey Surname Definition:

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS.

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McCaffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

McCaffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS., I, App. II, 616). John McCaffe was king's messenger in 1540 (ALHT., VII, p. 440). The name is confined mainly to the Stewartry, and M'Hivey of 1578 (M'Keriie, I, p. 239) is probably an old spelling of the name. Mc Chaffie 1689. The following forms are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McHaffine, Mcllhaffie, Mahaffie, Mahalfie, Milhaffie. In Stranraer 1940.

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

McCaffey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaffey occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCaffey is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCaffey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCaffey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States McCaffey is primarily concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Maine, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States McCaffey is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 5 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live.

McCaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCaffey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCaffey last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCaffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McCaffey surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaffey last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

McCaffey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.72% less than the national average, earning $37,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaffe930/
McAffe8663/
MacGaffey8234/
MacCaffer821/
McAffee80714/
McAffie804/
MacAffe803/
MacAffer7580/
MacAffee756/
MacGaffe751/
Makaffey750/
MacCafed750/
Macafe71292/
MacKaffee714/
Mouscafey711/
MacAfee67687/
Moscafe671/
MacAfie671/
MacAffa670/
Makaffy670/

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