Gaffey

English

Etymology

Reduced form of McGaffey.

Proper noun

Gaffey (plural Gaffeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaffey is the 26067^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 940 individuals. Gaffey is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gaffey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.