McGaffey Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

McGaffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGaffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:714,90956,330
Canada661:558,26746,632
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

McGaffey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGaffey is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaffey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 599,225th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McGaffey are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 714,909. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McGaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGaffey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 296 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGaffey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGaffey surname are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.85% registered with the political party.

The amount McGaffey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGaffey9434/
McGuffey881,853/
Magaffey888/
MacGaffe881/
McGuffy8061/
McGuffie751,746/
McGuffee75755/
Magoffey750/
Magaffie750/
Mogafe71816/
Magafe716/
Magoffe6726/
Mangafe672/
Magaffa671/
Magafer671/
Magoffy671/
Magiffy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McGaffey
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