Coffey Family History
Coffey Name Meaning
Irish:: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cathbhadha ‘descendant of Cathbhadh’ a byname meaning ‘battle tent’ Ó Cathbhuadhaigh ‘descendant of Cathbhuadhach’ (‘battle victorious’) or Ó Cathmhogha ‘descendant of Cathmhugh’ (‘battle slave’). shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cobhthaigh ‘descendant of Cobhthach’ a byname meaning ‘victorious’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022