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Coffey

Coffey is a surname of Irish origin. It is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Caoimh, meaning “descendant of Caoimh.” Caoimh is a personal name historically associated with noble or gentle attributes, and the surname has been rendered in several spellings through Gaelic-English linguistic shifts. Today Coffey is the most common form in many regions, with Coffee as a closely related variant.

The name is widely found in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora. Through successive waves of emigration,

Coffey also appears in geographic names in the United States, including Coffey County, Kansas, and the city

Variants of the surname continue in modern records, with Coffee and Coffey as the principal alternatives. The

individuals
and
families
bearing
the
surname
Coffey
established
communities
in
North
America,
the
United
Kingdom,
Australia,
and
other
parts
of
the
English-speaking
world.
The
distribution
reflects
broader
patterns
of
Irish
settlement
and
migration
in
the
18th
to
20th
centuries.
of
Coffeyville,
Kansas.
These
place
names
reflect
historical
associations
with
people
bearing
the
surname
in
those
areas
and
are
sometimes
used
as
regional
references.
name
encompasses
a
broad
range
of
individuals
across
many
regions
and
does
not
denote
a
single
lineage,
profession,
or
domain.