# Coffey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/coffey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,423 |
| US rank (2010) | 955 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,477 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (35,442 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Coffie, Cohee |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cobhthaigh (“descendant of Cobhthach”), a byname meaning "victorious". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathbhadha (“descendant of Cathbhadh”), a byname meaning "battle tent". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathmhogha (“descendant of Cathmhugh”), a byname meaning "battle slave".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Coffey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Coffey in the United States and Ireland.

## People named Coffey

- Sam Coffey, American soccer player
- Scott Coffey, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter
- Calvin Coffey, American rower
- Amir Coffey, American basketball player (born 1997)
- Lindsey Coffey, American model and beauty pageant title holder
- Olivia Coffey, American rower
- Joseph Coffey, American Roman Catholic priest, former Navy chaplain and bishop
- Jeremiah Coffey, Australian Roman Catholic Bishop (1933–2014)
- Chris Henry Coffey, American actor
- Shane Coffey, American actor
- Nia Coffey, American basketball player (born 1995)

## Similar surnames

Covey, Coffee, Caffey, Coffie, Cobb, Cope, Chapa, Cave, Cupp, Chaffee, Cueva, Copp.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.