McCafferty
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).
Proper noun
editMcCafferty (plural McCaffertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCafferty is the 6579th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.