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    The surname McGee

    An Irish surname, carried by 74,542 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈɡiː/ 2 syllables Soundex M200

    McGee: #439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon McGee #439, 74,542 people McGee: #439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott McGee #439, 74,542 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGee is more common than 99.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish mac Aodha.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 74,542 people named McGee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,142 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 71,925.

    #439
    rank among US surnames
    74,542
    people in 2010
    25
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #404)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #430Fitzgerald75,3564,097
    #431Rosales75,1854,106
    #432Stevenson75,1694,107
    #433Christensen75,1434,109
    #434Manning74,9494,119
    #435Gill74,9484,119
    #436Curry74,9194,121

    Who is named McGee

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

    62% of people named McGee identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 62%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McGees

    16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bradley McGee
      Australian cyclist, born 1976
    • Jack McGee
      American character actor, born 1949
    • American McGee
      American game designer, born 1972
    • Vonetta McGee
      American actress (1945-2010)
    • William John McGee
      American geologist & anthropologist (1853-1912)
    • Gale W. McGee
      American politician (1915-1992)
    • Henry McGee
      British actor (1929–2006)
    • Charles McGee
      American Air Force officer, 1919–2022
    • Jake McGee
      American baseball player, born 1986
    • Willie McGee
      Baseball player, born 1958
    • Brian McGee
      11th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in Scotland, born 1965
    • Charles McGee
      American artist (1924-2021)

    Notable McGees come mostly from the United States (13), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like McGee

    McGee has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGee come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish mac Aodha.
    How common is the surname McGee?
    74,542 people in the United States had the surname McGee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,142 Americans. It ranked 439th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGee?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named McGee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McGee?
    Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist, followed by Jack McGee.
    Where is the surname McGee most common?
    Wikidata records people named McGee in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McGee?
    McGee is /məˈɡiː/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname McGee getting more or less common?
    More common. 71,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,542 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    What are other spellings of McGee?
    Magee and Megee.