Gafney is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gafney
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The family name is a variation of Corfe. Parishes in counties Dorset and Somerset.

A form of Gaffney. Descendant of Gawain meaning "calf".

Gafney is variant form of the Caulfield. One who came from Cauldfield meaning "cold field," in Dumfriesshire; dweller at a cabbage field, or at a cold or bleak field.

A variation of Jaffe. Descendant of Jaffe, a pet form of Japheth meaning "increase"; Can also be a variant of Joffe meaning handsome or beautiful person.

How popular is Gafney?

Gafney is common in United States, South Africa, England.

Gafney is ranked 489243 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gafney bearers increased by 0.54 per cent in 2010 US census to 185 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5498 spots and ranked at 98099. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.46 72.28
Black 14.05 24.46
Others 3.24 0
Hispanic or Latino 2.7 0
Gafney is an uncommon last name, few people in United States and South Africa have the family name. Around 677 people have been found who wears Gafney as their family name. Gafney have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Gafney:
88,775 United States288
24,186 South Africa231
29,924 England123
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
93,242 Australia13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
239,735 Canada7
16,062 Ireland6

Gafney Namesakes

  • Ronnie Gafney, American-Israeli footballer

Gafney Namesakes

  • Ronnie Gafney, American-Israeli footballer

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