McCahey Surname Meaning & Origin
What the McCahey last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the McCahey last name
Meaning of the McCahey last name: the son of the horseman or cavalryman. Smith's dictionary links the Irish surname McCahey to the son of the horseman or cavalryman. So McCahey is a patronymic surname, built on a forebear's personal name. The McCahey surname is now found in Ireland, as well as in the United States and England.
Arms associated with the McCahey name
Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.
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McCahey name FAQ
What does the McCahey name mean?
The son of the horseman or cavalryman.
Where does the McCahey surname come from?
It originates in Ireland, and is also found in the United States and England.
Is there a McCahey coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized McCahey coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.