How common is the surname McCafferty?

5,147 people in the United States had the surname McCafferty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McCafferty?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McCafferty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname McCafferty getting more or less common?

More common. 5,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname McCafferty

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,147 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCafferty is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).

McCafferty 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 5,147 people named McCafferty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,092.

#6,579

rank among US surnames

5,147

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,191)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997

Who is named McCafferty

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

94% of people named McCafferty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Cafferty

Surnames that sound like McCafferty

McCafferty has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCafferty come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).
How common is the surname McCafferty?: 5,147 people in the United States had the surname McCafferty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCafferty?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McCafferty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is McCafferty?: McCafferty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCafferty getting more or less common?: More common. 5,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 1.1%.
What are other spellings of McCafferty?: Cafferty.