Magoffin

Magoffin Meaning & Origin

About Magoffin
The surname Magoffin is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Ghobhainn, meaning "son of the smith." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Ghobhainn or Gobha, who was likely a blacksmith or metalworker. The name Magoffin has variations such as MacGoffin, McGoffin, and McGuffin, and is primarily found in Scotland and Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Magoffin: 245
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 78,040
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKFN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AE1 G AH0 F IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/magoffin*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M215

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Magoffin in Braille

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

The name Magoffin in braille

How to sign the name Magoffin using Sign Language

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

The name Magoffin in sign language

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