McAffee


McAffee households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Mac Dhuibhshíthe Mac Afee, Mahaffy, Mac Haffie: cuíoscach líonmhar: Aontroin & an Dún (i gcás Mac Afee go sonrach). Sloinne Albanach a tháinig sa 16 céad - Mac Fee atá orthu in Albain. Brí: dubh + síth (síocháin). SS & SGG.
MacAfee numerous: Antrim. Ir. Mac Dhuibhshíthe "dark man of peace". A Scots Gaelic name; in Ireland 17 cent. It is less numerous but well-known as Mahaffey.MIF.
MacHaffie rare: Belfast etc. Scots Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe (dark man of peace). This name is more usual as Mahaffy and Mac Afee, q.v.
Mahaffy Quite numerous: Belfast area etc. Scots Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, "dark man of peace". See Mac Afee & Mac Haffie. MIF.

Variants in Griffith's
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