# McAfee (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,371 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,898 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,957 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (11,855 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Afee |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshít”), a personal name composed of dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McAfee 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McAfee in the United States.

## People named McAfee

- John McAfee, British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
- Pat McAfee, American football player and businessman (born 1987)
- Anndi McAfee, American actress
- Robert B. McAfee, American politician

## Similar surnames

McPhee, McFee, McCabe, McBee, McAbee, McHaffie, McVey, McVay, Mosby, McEvoy, McAvoy, McGuffey.

## 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.