# McGuffey (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,433 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,012 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 215,454 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (1,348 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡʌfi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

It could be a variant of the surname McDuffie. Alternatively, it may be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”), a diminutive of the personal name David.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGuffey 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) | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Similar surnames

McCabe, McAfee, McVey, McVay, Mosby, McBee, McEvoy, McAvoy, McPhee, McAbee, McFee, Macphee.

## 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.