McCaffrey
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.
Proper noun
McCaffrey (plural McCaffreys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCaffrey is the 4339th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8181 individuals. McCaffrey is most common among White (94.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCaffrey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.