McCaffrey Surname

34,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,450 people bear this surname

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

McCaffrey Surname Definition:

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

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McCaffrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,9171:30,4153,788
England2,0661:26,9693,679
Canada1,5391:23,9413,259
Ireland1,4141:3,330602
Northern Ireland1,3041:1,415298
Australia8291:32,5644,310
Scotland4501:11,8971,600
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
Wales731:42,3914,090
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
United Arab Emirates191:482,22523,275
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4341:3,089575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Scotland1361:27,5242,441
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2151:22,6722,841

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.

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

(Irish) The son of Godfrey (God's peace); the son of Eachmharcach (horse rider).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An Irish surname originating in Bally-MacCaffery.

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McCaffrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaffrey is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCaffrey is the 34,310th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 471,686 people. McCaffrey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of McCaffrey reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCaffrey is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 11,917 people, or 1 in 30,415. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Excluding 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 share of the population with the last name grew 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaffrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCaffrey surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaffrey surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.53% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCaffrey95109/
McAffrey94179/
McCaffre946/
MacAffrey895/
MacCaffray8418/
MacCaffrie8417/
MacAffry820/
MacAffree7815/
Mocafre7510/
MacKaffrei741/
Makhofre591/
MacAphry590/

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