McCaffrey

English

Alternative forms

• Caffrey, McCaffery

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)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCaffrey is the 4339^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.

Anagrams

• McCaffery