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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish (from Welsh) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Cinipheic, a habitational name from Kenfig in mid-Glamorgan, Wales, (Welsh Cynffig); the name was taken to Ireland by Norman settlers in the 13th century.

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