McCaffrey
McCaffrey, sometimes spelled Caffrey, is an Irish surname. It is found mostly in the Counties Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Tyrone in the north west of Ireland. Ballymccaffrey is a townland outside Tempo in county Fermanagh. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic names Mac Gafraidh, Mac Gofraidh, which mean "son of Gafraidh", "son of Gofraidh". The Gaelic names are forms of the Old Norse Lothbrök . Notable people with the surname include:
People
McCaffrey
- Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011), science fiction author
- Billy McCaffrey (born 1971), American basketball player (brother of Ed and uncle of Christian)
- Barry McCaffrey (born 1942), military analyst, former US Army General
- Cam McCaffrey (born 1983), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
- Christian McCaffrey (born 1996), American football player (son of Ed)
- Ed McCaffrey (born 1968), American football player
- Francis J. McCaffrey (1917–1989), New York politician from the Bronx
- Francis J. McCaffrey, Jr. (1902–1972), New York politician and judge from Brooklyn
- Frank McCaffrey, American college football All-American player
- Lt. Col. George Herbert McCaffrey, of the Canicattì massacre
- James McCaffrey (actor) (born 1960), American actor
- James D. McCaffrey (born 1950), software researcher
- Janice McCaffrey (born 1959), Canadian racewalker
- John McCaffrey (disambiguation), several people
- Pete McCaffrey (1938–2012), American basketball player
- Stuart McCaffrey (born 1979), Scottish footballer
Caffrey
- Andrew Augustine Caffrey, United States federal judge
- Bob Caffrey (born 1962), American baseball player
- Colm Caffrey, Irish radio broadcaster
- David Caffrey, Irish film director
- Ernie Caffrey (born 1936), Irish politician
- James J. Caffrey, American Securities and Exchange Committee chairman
- Joe Caffrey, English actor
- John Caffrey (1891–1953), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Caffrey, Gaelic footballer
- Mary Caffrey Low (1850–1926), women's education advocate
- Neal Caffrey (born 1977), White Collar television show character
- Paul Caffrey, Gaelic football manager
- Peter Caffrey (1949–2008), Irish actor
- Sean Caffrey (1940–2013), Northern Irish actor
- Stephen Caffrey (born 1975), Irish footballer
- Stephen Caffrey (born 1959), American actor
- Thomas Caffrey (1917–2010), Irish chocolatier
Caffery
- Donelson Caffery U.S Senator from Louisiana
- Jefferson Caffery U.S.Ambassador from Louisiana
- Edward Caffery U.S. Counsel from Louisiana
- Patrick Caffery U.S. Representative from Louisiana
See also
External links
- Caffrey coat of arms at Araltas
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