Claffey
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlaithimh (“son of Flaitheamh”), a byname from flaitheamh (“prince, ruler”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Claffey is the 23852nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1059 individuals. Claffey is most common among White (96.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Claffey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.
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