McCafferty

English edit

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McCafferty (surname)

Alternative forms edit

Cafferty

Etymology edit

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).

Proper noun edit

McCafferty (plural McCaffertys)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics edit

According to the 2010 United States Census, McCafferty is the 6579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5147 individuals. McCafferty is most common among White (94.33%) individuals.

Further reading edit

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCafferty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.