How common is the surname Coffey?

36,423 people in the United States had the surname Coffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,477 Americans. It ranked 955th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coffey?

Sam Coffey, American soccer player, followed by Scott Coffey.

Where is the surname Coffey most common?

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

Is the surname Coffey getting more or less common?

More common. 35,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,423 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Coffey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 36,423 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coffey is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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".

Coffey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 36,423 people named Coffey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,477 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,442.

#955

rank among US surnames

36,423

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #894)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#946	Krueger	36,743	8,403
#947	Rasmussen	36,636	8,427
#948	Brandt	36,613	8,433
#949	Peralta	36,585	8,439
#950	Donaldson	36,558	8,445
#951	Stuart	36,540	8,450
#952	Faulkner	36,466	8,467

Who is named Coffey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Coffey identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coffeys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Coffey
American soccer player, born 1998
Scott Coffey
American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, born 1964
Calvin Coffey
American rower, born 1951
Amir Coffey
American basketball player (born 1997)
Lindsey Coffey
American model and beauty pageant title holder, born 1992
Olivia Coffey
American rower, born 1989
Joseph Coffey
American Roman Catholic priest, former Navy chaplain and bishop, born 1960
Jeremiah Coffey
Australian Roman Catholic Bishop (1933–2014)
Chris Henry Coffey
American actor, born 1971
Shane Coffey
American actor, born 1987
Nia Coffey
American basketball player (born 1995)

Notable Coffeys come mostly from the United States (10) and Ireland (1).

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Surnames that sound like Coffey

Coffey has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Coffey come from?: 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…
How common is the surname Coffey?: 36,423 people in the United States had the surname Coffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,477 Americans. It ranked 955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coffey?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Coffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coffey?: Sam Coffey, American soccer player, followed by Scott Coffey.
Where is the surname Coffey most common?: Wikidata records people named Coffey in the United States and Ireland.
What type of surname is Coffey?: Coffey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Coffey getting more or less common?: More common. 35,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,423 in 2010, up 2.8%.
What are other spellings of Coffey?: Coffie and Cohee.