McCaffrey Surname
Approximately 15,450 people bear this surname
McCaffrey Surname Definition:
MACCAFFRAE, Maccaffhey: From Irish MacCafraidh for MacGafraidh, 'son of Godfrey.' a Norse personal name early adopted by the Gaels.
Read More About This SurnameMcCaffrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,917 | 1:30,415 | 3,788 |
| England | 2,066 | 1:26,969 | 3,679 |
| Canada | 1,539 | 1:23,941 | 3,259 |
| Ireland | 1,414 | 1:3,330 | 602 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,304 | 1:1,415 | 298 |
| Australia | 829 | 1:32,564 | 4,310 |
| Scotland | 450 | 1:11,897 | 1,600 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,434 | 1:3,089 | 575 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 174 | 1:140,088 | 12,645 |
| Scotland | 136 | 1:27,524 | 2,441 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,215 | 1:22,672 | 2,841 |
McCaffrey (33) may also be a first name.
McCaffrey 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.
(Irish) The son of Godfrey (God's peace); the son of Eachmharcach (horse rider).
User-submitted Reference
An Irish surname originating in Bally-MacCaffery.
- keri112493McCaffrey Demographics
Average Male McCaffrey Height
177.54 cm
Average Female McCaffrey Height
162.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McCaffrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCaffrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCaffrey is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McCaffrey? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCaffrey is the 34,310th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 471,686 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of McCaffrey are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 11,917 people, or 1 in 30,415. In The United States McCaffrey is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States McCaffrey exists in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
McCaffrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McCaffrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaffrey surname increased 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCaffrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McCaffrey surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McCaffrey surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.53% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCaffrey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning R 323,088 per year; in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,515 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacCaffrey | 95 | 109 | / |
| McAffrey | 94 | 179 | / |
| McCaffre | 94 | 6 | / |
| MacAffrey | 89 | 5 | / |
| MacCaffray | 84 | 18 | / |
| MacCaffrie | 84 | 17 | / |
| MacAffry | 82 | 0 | / |
| MacAffree | 78 | 15 | / |
| Mocafre | 75 | 10 | / |
| MacKaffrei | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makhofre | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacAphry | 59 | 0 | / |
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