Surname

Mahaffee

“son of Dhuibhshíth”

Mahaffee is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mahaffee is an alternative form of Mahaffey. Mahaffey goes back to Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning “son of Dhuibhshíth.”

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Where it comes from

Mahaffee is an alternative form of Mahaffey. Mahaffey comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mahaffee’s family of names

In English usage, Mahaffee as a surname has a related form in MAHAFFEY.

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Irish

Mahaffie

“son of Dhuibhshíth”

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Mahaffy

“son of Dhuibhshíth”

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Madole

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Mallonee

“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”

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Mattimore

“large, great”

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Maccabe

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Gaelic

Mcafee

“son of Dhuibhshít”

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Irish

Mawhinney

“son of Coinneach”

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