McCaffry Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McCaffry Surname Definition:

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

McCaffry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France41:16,605,680368,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

McCaffry 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)

McCaffry Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaffry is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name McCaffry is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McCaffry live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCaffry is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 55 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Iowa, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

McCaffry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCaffry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaffry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCaffry surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCaffry are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

McCaffry earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.3% more than the national average, earning $61,832 USD per year.

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