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    The surname Laffey

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,510 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L100

    Laffey: #18,347 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Laffey #18,347, 1,510 people Laffey: #18,347 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Laffey #18,347, 1,510 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laffey is more common than 88.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of Claffey.

    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 1,510 people named Laffey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,467 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,426.

    #18,347
    rank among US surnames
    1,510
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #18,034)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,347Rushin1,510204,467
    #18,354Lands1,509204,603

    Who is named Laffey

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

    97% of people named Laffey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Laffey come from?
    Variant of Claffey.
    How common is the surname Laffey?
    1,510 people in the United States had the surname Laffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,467 Americans. It ranked 18,347th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Laffey?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Laffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Laffey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,510 in 2010, up 5.9%.