Mccaffrey Family History
Mccaffrey Name Meaning
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gafraidh ‘son of Gafradh’ a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Guthfróthr composed of the elements guth ‘god’ + fróthr ‘wise’ and equivalent to English Godfrey . An alternative Gaelic form of the personal name is Gothraidh which gave rise to McGorry . In Ireland this is a branch of the Maguires of Fermanagh.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022