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

McGaffey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McGaffey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaffey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 599,225th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McGaffey reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 714,909. In The United States McGaffey is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

McGaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McGaffey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 296 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGaffey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McGaffey are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.85% registered with the 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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