# McAbee (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcabee/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,049 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,196 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 76,252 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (3,901 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Abee |

## Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an Beatha (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”), originally a term denoting a monk, but later used as a personal name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McAbee in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

McBee, McCabe, McAfee, McPhee, McFee, McVey, McVay, Mosby, McEvoy, McAvoy, McGuffey, Macphee.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.