McGuffey Surname

220,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

McGuffey Surname Definition:

MACGUFFIE, Macguffie: Col. John M'Guffie of Cubbicks in the Stewartry was killed at Fiodden, 1513. The foundation stone of the monument to the Wigtown Martyrs was laid by Provost M'Guffie of Wigtown. John M'Kuffie was a councillor in Kirkcudbright, 1570.

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McGuffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8531:195,60719,308
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

McGuffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGUFFIE, Macguffie: Col. John M'Guffie of Cubbicks in the Stewartry was killed at Fiodden, 1513. The foundation stone of the monument to the Wigtown Martyrs was laid by Provost M'Guffie of Wigtown. John M'Kuffie was a councillor in Kirkcudbright, 1570. James M'Cuffie of the Crockes of Sonnik. 1688 (Kirkcudbright). William Holmes McGuffey (1800—1873), American Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of McGuffey's 'Readers,' was son of Alexander McGuffey, born in Scotland. A weakened form of Macguffog.

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

McGuffey Last Name Facts

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

McGuffey is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuffey? popularity and diffusion

McGuffey is the 220,420th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,932,836 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of McGuffey are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,853 people, or 1 in 195,607. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Kentucky, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

McGuffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGuffey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McGuffey surname grew 858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGuffey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McGuffey are 16.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.8% registered to vote for the political party.

McGuffey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuffy9361/
McGuffie881,746/
McGuffee88755/
McGaffey88519/
Maguffey8825/
Macguffy881/
Macguffie8299/
MacGaffey8234/
Maguffe801/
Maguffy800/
Maguffee75164/
Magaffey758/
Maguffie754/
MacGaffe751/
Moguffee751/
Magoffey750/
Magguffee711/
Magoffe6726/
Magufee672/
Magoufe671/
Magoffy671/

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McGuffey Reference & Research

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