Given name & surname

Mccaffrey

“son of Gafradh”

McCaffrey is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McCaffrey goes back to Irish Mac Gafraidh, meaning “son of Gafradh.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

McCaffrey comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mccaffrey’s family of names

In English usage, Mccaffrey as a surname has a related form in CAFFREY. In English usage, Mccaffrey as a surname has a related form in MCCAFFERY. In English usage, Mccaffrey as a surname has a related form in MCCAFFERY.

Walk Mccaffrey’s family in the name graph

MccaffreyCaffreyMccafferyNorthern

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mccaffrey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Mccarney

“son of Cearnach”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

McCalvey

“son of the bald (man)”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccarley

“son of Fhearghal”

No U.S. birth series

18% boys · 82% girls

Old Norse

Mccaskey

“son of Ascadh”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccurley

“son of Toirdealbhach”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Irish

Mccolley

McColley is a surname, probably from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mccoskey

“son of Coscrach”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mcqueeney

McQueeney is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mccaffrey’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mccaffrey

A sister for Mccaffrey