O'Coffey Family Crest & Name History

The last name O'Coffey is one of the recorded forms of Coffey, a well-known Irish family name. In origin, the name means “Descendant of Cobhthach ("victorious")”.

A variant of Coffey

The O' in front of the name is a particle that was often added to Coffey in records. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Coffee and Cowhey.

Heraldry and the O'Coffey name

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