Haffey

Haffey Meaning & Origin

About Haffey
The surname Haffey is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEachaidh, meaning "descendant of Eachaidh." Eachaidh is a personal name derived from the word "each," which means "horse." Therefore, the surname Haffey is associated with someone who is descended from a person named Eachaidh, possibly indicating a connection to horses or horsemanship in their ancestral history.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Haffey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Haffey: 1,003
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,822
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.34

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Haffey based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Haffey is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HF
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 F IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhæfi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Haffey in Braille

Here's how to represent Haffey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Haffey in braille

How to sign the name Haffey using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Haffey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Haffey in sign language

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