McGuffie Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGuffie 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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McGuffie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8001:453,07438,768
England5031:110,77111,442
Scotland2151:24,9012,731
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada611:604,02649,778
Haiti401:267,0989,069
Wales231:134,5459,804
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Belgium161:718,54060,840
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3411:10,9771,366
England1441:169,27314,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

McGuffie 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)

For Mac Coffey, Son of Coffey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGuffie Last Name Facts

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

McGuffie occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuffie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGuffie is the 231,484th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,173,852 people. The last name McGuffie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of McGuffie live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 453,074. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 17 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Scotland, where 12 percent reside.

McGuffie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGuffie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGuffie last name expanded 769 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 349 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGuffie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McGuffie surname are 11.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.67% registered with the party.

The amount McGuffie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.73% less than the national average, earning 222,424 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% more than the national average, earning $57,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macguffie9499/
McGuffey881,853/
McGuffee88755/
Maguffie884/
McGuffy8061/
Maguffe801/
McGaffey75519/
Maguffee75164/
Maguffey7525/
Magoffie754/
Macguffy751/
Moguffee751/
MacGaffe751/
Magaffie750/
MacGaffey7134/
Magufi7116/
Maggoffie711/
Magguffee711/
Magoffe6726/
Magufee672/
Magoufe671/
Magoufi671/
Mangufi671/
Magoffi671/
Maguffy670/

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