McGuffey
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): McGuffie
Etymology edit
It could be a variant of the surname McDuffie. Alternatively, it may be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”), a diminutive of the personal name David.
Proper noun edit
McGuffey (countable and uncountable, plural McGuffeys)
- A surname.
- A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGuffey is the 19012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1433 individuals. McGuffey is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGuffey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.