How common is the surname McGehee?

5,749 people in the United States had the surname McGehee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,704 Americans. It ranked 5,984th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGehee?

Casey McGehee, American baseball player.

Where is the surname McGehee most common?

Wikidata records people named McGehee in the United States.

Is the surname McGehee getting more or less common?

More common. 5,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,749 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname McGehee

An Irish surname, carried by 5,749 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGehee is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McGaughey.

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 5,749 people named McGehee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,704 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,712.

#5,984

rank among US surnames

5,749

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,975	Rex	5,758	53,620
#5,976	Gregoire	5,757	53,630
#5,977	Sylvia	5,756	53,639
#5,978	Barden	5,755	53,648
#5,980	Pelton	5,753	53,667
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695

Who is named McGehee

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

90% of people named McGehee identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGehees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Casey McGehee
American baseball player, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGehee

McGehee 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 McGehee come from?: Variant of McGaughey.
How common is the surname McGehee?: 5,749 people in the United States had the surname McGehee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,704 Americans. It ranked 5,984th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGehee?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McGehee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGehee?: Casey McGehee, American baseball player.
Where is the surname McGehee most common?: Wikidata records people named McGehee in the United States.
Is the surname McGehee getting more or less common?: More common. 5,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,749 in 2010, up 0.6%.