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Mahaffy Family Crest
Mahaffy Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish Mahaffy family come from? What is the Scottish Mahaffy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mahaffy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mahaffy family history?

A people of the Scottish/English Borderlands known as the Strathclyde Britons were the first to use the name Mahaffy. It is derived from the Gaelic personal name Debshithe, which means the black man of peace.

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Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Mahaffy has been spelled Mahaffy, Mehaffy, MacHaffie, Mahaffie, McHaffie, MacHaffy, McHaffy, MacGilhaffie, McGilhaffie, MacGilhaffy, McGilhaffy, MacKilhaffy, McKilhaffy, MacKilhaffie, McKilhaffie, MacIlhaffie, McIlhaffie, MacIlhaffy, McIlhaffy, MacCaffee, McCaffee, MacCaffie, McCaffie, McCaffy, MacCaffy, Milhaffie, Milhaffy, Mahalfie, Mahalfy and many more.

First found in Wigtown, where they held a family seat from very early times. This distinguished Clan was originally known as the Clan MacKilhaffy and held a family seat at Craig Caffe in the parish of Inch.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mahaffy research. Another 228 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1320 and 1540 are included under the topic Early Mahaffy History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Mahaffy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Mahaffy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:

Mahaffy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Martin and Martha Mahaffy and their daughter Mary who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1767

Mahaffy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Mahaffy, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1811
  • Thomas Mahaffy, aged 23, arrived in Delaware in 1812
  • Mary Mahaffy arrived in New York state in 1847
  • Mr. Mahaffy (McHaffy) settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1852

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  10. Fulton, Alexander. Scotland and Her Tartans: The Romantic Heritage of the Scottish Clans and Families. Godalming: Bramley, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-86283-880-0).
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The Mahaffy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mahaffy Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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