Gaffney

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Gaffaney, Goffney === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”). === Proper noun === Gaffney (countable and uncountable, plural Gaffneys) A surname from Irish. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaffney is the 2819th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12805 individuals. Gaffney is most common among White (83.06%) and Black/African American (12.07%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gaffney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.