What is "mccaffrey"

McCaffrey 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 of 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 Guðfróðr. Notable people with the surname include:

• 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
• 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 (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