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

The last name MacFee occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacFee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of MacFee live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name MacFee is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

MacFee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacFee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacFee last name rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacFee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacFee last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.68% registered with the political 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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