Caughey
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eochadha (“son of Eochaidh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.heɪ/, /ˈkeɪ.hi/, /ˈkoʊ.i/, /ˈkɔɪ/
Proper noun
Caughey (plural Caugheys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Caughey is the 20553rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1290 individuals. Caughey is most common among White (96.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caughey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 305.