# McCaffrey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,793

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.

## Common misspellings (11)
`cmcaffrey`, `mcacffrey`, `mcaffrey`, `mccaffery`, `mccaffreyy`, `mccaffrrey`, `mccaffrye`, `mccafrey`, `mccafrfey`, `mccfafrey`, `mmccaffrey`

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