Claffey Family History
Claffey Name Meaning
Irish (Westmeath and Offaly): shortened Anglicized form of Mac Fhlaithimh a patronymic from the personal name Flaitheamh ‘prince’. This name has in some cases been Anglicized as Hand on account of erroneous association with the Irish word lámh ‘hand’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022