# Coffey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,435

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.

## Etymology
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".

## Easily confused with
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-corey)
- **comfy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-comfy)
- **Comey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-comey)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-coney)
- **covey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-covey)
- **convey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-convey)
- **coffin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-coffin)
- **confer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-confer)
- **Conley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-conley)
- **cooley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-cooley)
- **Cowley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-cowley)
- **Copley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-copley)
- **cuffed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-cuffed)
- **Cooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffey-vs-cooney)
- **coffee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coffee-vs-coffey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccoffey`, `cfofey`, `cofefy`, `cofey`, `coffeyy`, `coffye`, `ocffey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coffey