How common is the surname McFee?

2,068 people in the United States had the surname McFee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,297 Americans. It ranked 14,447th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname McFee most common?

Wikidata records people named McFee in the United States.

Is the surname McFee getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,068 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname McFee

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 2,068 people in the United States.

2 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). McFee is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McPhee.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,068 people named McFee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,297 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,089.

#14,447

rank among US surnames

2,068

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #13,372)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,443	Busick	2,069	149,225
#14,447	Hulme	2,068	149,297
#14,453	Lobb	2,067	149,369

Who is named McFee

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

80% of people named McFee identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McFees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John McFee
American musician, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McFee

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

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McFee come from?: Variant of McPhee.
How common is the surname McFee?: 2,068 people in the United States had the surname McFee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,297 Americans. It ranked 14,447th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McFee?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named McFee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McFee?: John McFee, American musician.
Where is the surname McFee most common?: Wikidata records people named McFee in the United States.
Is the surname McFee getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,068 in 2010, down 1.0%.