The surname McGuffey
A patronymic surname, carried by 1,433 people in the United States.
Pronounced /məˈɡʌfi/ 3 syllables Soundex M210
Origin
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.
McGuffey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,433 people named McGuffey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,454 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,348.
Who is named McGuffey
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named McGuffey identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 88%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Questions
- Where does the surname McGuffey come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname McGuffey?
- 1,433 people in the United States had the surname McGuffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,454 Americans. It ranked 19,012th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McGuffey?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named McGuffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce McGuffey?
- McGuffey is /məˈɡʌfi/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is McGuffey?
- McGuffey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McGuffey getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,433 in 2010, up 6.3%.