What nationality is the last name "Guffey"?

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What nationality is the last name "Guffey"?

I always heard it was Scottish...not sure tho.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Guffey could be either Scottish or Irish -- certainly Celtic in origin. It could derive from either McGuffey or MacGuffey. It could also have no linkage with any of the above as many people, when they moved to the United States, adopted new names. Often, their original names were difficult to pronounce or the spelling looked 'weird' so they adopted something that was more typically American. Sometimes it was done officially, sometimes not, which makes life difficult for those interested in genealogy.