Gafney is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.
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 Namesakes
- Ronnie Gafney, American-Israeli footballer
Gafney Namesakes
- Ronnie Gafney, American-Israeli footballer