McAfee Surname

31,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAfee Surname Definition:

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS.

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McAfee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,3561:22,1612,781
Northern Ireland6591:2,800569
Canada5521:66,7497,716
England2731:204,09517,723
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
Ireland301:156,9657,012
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China31:455,773,85521,925
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4341:10,2071,468
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8231:17,7892,268

McAfee (33) may also be a first name.

McAfee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS., I, App. II, 616). John McCaffe was king's messenger in 1540 (ALHT., VII, p. 440). The name is confined mainly to the Stewartry, and M'Hivey of 1578 (M'Keriie, I, p. 239) is probably an old spelling of the name. Mc Chaffie 1689. The following forms are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McHaffine, Mcllhaffie, Mahaffie, Mahalfie, Milhaffie. In Stranraer 1940.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of Dubhshithe (black man of peace).

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

McAfee Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAfee is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAfee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,508th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 430,121 people. McAfee is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McAfee are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McAfee is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name McAfee is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 16,356 people, or 1 in 22,161. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

McAfee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McAfee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McAfee last name rose 579 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,015 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAfee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McAfee surname is primarily Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McAfee surname are 14.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.92% being registered with the party.

The amount McAfee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.71% more than the national average, earning R 526,860 per year; in United States they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $41,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $49,143 CAD per year.

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McPhee6715,805/
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McCave67226/
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McF679/
McCaff679/
Micaev676/
McKeef676/
Mchave676/
Magafe676/
Mocafighe674/
McVaey673/
Muecaf673/
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Micfie672/
Mecaif672/
Magofe672/
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