Heraldry and the Gaffey Surname

People named Gaffey share an Irish surname with a long history. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “the son of Eochaidh (rich in cattle)”. It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Gaffey with 940 bearers, at rank 26,067.

Sharing the Gaffey name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Get the complete Gaffey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.