Giffey is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family name is a form of the Giffin. Descendant of little Giff, a pet form of Geoffrey meaning "pledge, peace"; one who came from Giffen meaning "ridge," in Ayrshire.
Giffey is a form of Given. Descendant of little Gib, a pet form of Gilbert meaning "pledge, bright".
How popular is Giffey?
As per 2010 US census, number of Giffeys plummeted by 11.33 per cent to 133 since 2000 and slipped by 18921 spots and ranked at 128249. The last name was found in merely 5 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.99 | 97.33 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Carl Giffey hailed from Prussia. 76 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Vandalia and arrived on August 1, 1881. 32 years old Dorothea Giffey, 7 years old Emma Giffey, Laborer Karl Giffey, 8 years old Minna Giffey, Otto Giffey (11 months old), Richard Giffey, 23 years old Friedr. Giffey, Glazier Otto Giffey, Farmer Heinr. Giffey, Auguste Giffey (34), and 5 other Giffey around 33.33% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Hamburg, Liverpool & Queenstown and Bremen.