Coffee: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Coffee is best understood together with Coffey: both are Irish spellings of one family name. In origin, the name means “Descendant of Cobhthach ("victorious")”.

• Only a small detail separates the spellings: Coffee has “e” where Coffey has “y”.
• You may also find the name written Cowhey and O'Coffey.

Heraldry and the Coffee name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Coffee, so the heraldry linked to Coffey is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Coffee surname pack.