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Gaffney
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Origin Of The Surname Gaffney
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Meaning Of The Surname Gaffney
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Interesting
Facts About
Gaffney
This surname, although most commonly found in Ireland, is not thought to be of Irish origin. This is because it is found in England earlier, and also its recorded use in Ireland does not contain the usual Gaelic prefixes such as ‘Mac’ or ‘O’, found in most Gaelic surnames. It is therefore believed that this surname means come from the Old English ‘gafner’ and was given as a nickname by workers for the person employed to over-see their labour. |
Gaffney Statistics
Gaffney is the number 1202 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 8,225 share the surname Gaffney in the UK.
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