McCaffie Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McCaffie 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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McCaffie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McCaffie 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)

McCaffie Last Name Facts

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

McCaffie has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCaffie live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States McCaffie is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 50 percent reside and Washington, where 50 percent reside.

McCaffie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCaffie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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