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Coffie Family History

Coffie Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Coffey . West African (Ghana): from an Anglicized form of the Akan male personal name Kofi denoting a boy born on Friday (see Koffi ). This surname is also found in the West Indies but it is rare there. Compare Cuffee and Cuffy .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Coffee, Cuffie, Cuffe, Duffie, Cuffee, Griffie, Goffe, Collie, Corrie

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Where is the Coffie family from?

You can see how Coffie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coffie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Coffie families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 34 Coffie families living in Ontario. This was about 49% of all the recorded Coffie's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Coffie families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Coffie surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Coffie ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Cook were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Coffie. 27% of Coffie men worked as a Laborer and 13% of Coffie women worked as a Cook. Some less common occupations for Americans named Coffie were Clerk and Seamstress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    27%
  • Farmer
    25%
  • Farm Laborer
    8%
  • Clerk
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Cook
    13%
  • Housewife
    13%
  • Bookkeeper
    10%
  • Seamstress
    8%
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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Coffie. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Coffie census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 811 immigration records available for the last name Coffie. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 382 military records available for the last name Coffie. For the veterans among your Coffie ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Coffie lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Coffie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Coffie in 1960 was 31, and 72 in 2004.

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