How common is the surname McAfee?

12,371 people in the United States had the surname McAfee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,957 Americans. It ranked 2,898th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McAfee?

John McAfee, British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021), followed by Pat McAfee.

Where is the surname McAfee most common?

Wikidata records people named McAfee in the United States.

Is the surname McAfee getting more or less common?

More common. 11,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,371 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McAfee

A patronymic surname, carried by 12,371 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M210

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAfee is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

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

McAfee is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,371 people named McAfee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,957 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,855.

#2,898

rank among US surnames

12,371

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,789)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,889	Clevenger	12,428	24,843
#2,891	Bollinger	12,425	24,849
#2,892	Armendariz	12,423	24,853
#2,893	Denson	12,419	24,861
#2,894	Mixon	12,394	24,911
#2,895	Geary	12,382	24,935
#2,896	Montiel	12,376	24,947

Who is named McAfee

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named McAfee identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McAfees

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John McAfee
British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
Pat McAfee
American football player and businessman (born 1987)
Anndi McAfee
American actress, born 1979
Robert B. McAfee
American politician, 1784–1849

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Afee

Surnames that sound like McAfee

McAfee has the Soundex code M210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M210.

Questions

Where does the surname McAfee come from?: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshít”), a personal name composed of dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).
How common is the surname McAfee?: 12,371 people in the United States had the surname McAfee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,957 Americans. It ranked 2,898th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McAfee?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named McAfee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McAfee?: John McAfee, British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021), followed by Pat McAfee.
Where is the surname McAfee most common?: Wikidata records people named McAfee in the United States.
What type of surname is McAfee?: McAfee is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McAfee getting more or less common?: More common. 11,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,371 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of McAfee?: Afee.