Caughey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eochadha (“son of Eochaidh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.heɪ/, /ˈkeɪ.hi/, /ˈkoʊ.i/, /ˈkɔɪ/

Proper noun

Caughey (plural Caugheys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caughey is the 20553^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1290 individuals. Caughey is most common among White (96.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caughey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 305.