# McKee (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 44,137 |
| US rank (2010) | 780 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,995 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (43,555 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aodha.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McKee 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McKee in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named McKee

- Bonnie McKee, American singer, songwriter and actress
- Gina McKee, British actress
- Robert McKee, American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters
- Ben McKee, American musician, songwriter, and record producer
- Daniel McKee, American politician
- Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter
- David McKee, British children's book author and illustrator (1935–2022)
- Lucky McKee, American writer and director
- Andy McKee, American musician
- Raymond McKee, American actor (1892–1984)
- Jonathan McKee, American sailor
- Lonette McKee, American actress

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Mackey, Mackie, Mickey, McKie, Macke, McKey, McGee, McGhee, McGehee, McGahee, McCoy, Mejia.

## 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.