English
McCaffrey
McCaffrey comes from Irish Mac Gafraidh ‘son of Gafradh’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Gafraidh‘son of Gafradh’
- EnglishtodayMcCaffrey
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Gafraidh‘son of Gafradh’
- EnglishtodayMcCaffrey
The story
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (‘son of Gafradh’), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey.
Every English word from Irish Mac Gafraidh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Gafraidh / McCaffrey