Last Name COFFEE

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Meaning O'Coffey, an Irish patronymic. Coffee, of course, is imitative. The original form of O'Coffee was O'Cobhthaidh. Murragh O'Cobhthaidh was a bishop of Derry and Raphoe in 1173. The name often could be found in Liverpool.
Origin English

Rank 5,269 (2000 US census) 5,280 (1990 US census)
Count 6,076 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.31%, or 4333 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.37%, or 1420 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.3%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.5%, or 91 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.73%, or 105 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.79%, or 109 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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