MacFee Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

MacFee Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son OF Dubh-shith (sh and th = h) = Dark of Peace [mac, son + dubh, dark + shith, genit. of sith, peace]

MacFee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

MacFee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son OF Dubh-shith (sh and th = h) = Dark of Peace [mac, son + dubh, dark + shith, genit. of sith, peace]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of Dubhshithe (the black man of peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacFee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacFee Come From? nationality or country of origin

MacFee is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacFee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 930,678th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of MacFee are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

MacFee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacFee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacFee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacFee are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.68% registered with the party.

The amount MacFee earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $39,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKfee9220/
Maacfee920/
McFee913,131/
MacFie83963/
Macfer838/
Mackfe831/
McFe802/
MacPhee777,200/
MacFeat7781/
Machfej771/
MacKfie770/
McFie73405/
Makfe732/
Macfa732/
Magfe732/
Macfi731/
Mackfaye711/
MacFeidh711/
McPhee6715,805/
Macfoy679,618/
Makhfe671/
Magfet671/
Macquffie671/
MacPhe671/
Mozfee670/
Majfey670/

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