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    The surname McKee

    An Irish surname, carried by 44,137 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M200

    McKee: #780 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon McKee #780, 44,137 people McKee: #780 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McKee #780, 44,137 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKee is more common than 99.5% 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 44,137 people named McKee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,995 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 43,555.

    #780
    rank among US surnames
    44,137
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #717)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #771Kerr44,7116,905
    #772Leach44,5816,925
    #773Meadows44,5006,938
    #774Orr44,3886,956
    #776Whitehead44,3736,958
    #777Pruitt44,3656,959
    #778Kent44,3256,965

    Who is named McKee

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

    87% of people named McKee identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McKees

    16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bonnie McKee
      American singer, songwriter and actress, born 1984
    • Gina McKee
      British actress, born 1964
    • Robert McKee
      American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters, born 1941
    • Ben McKee
      American musician, songwriter, and record producer, born 1985
    • Daniel McKee
      American politician, born 1951
    • Maria McKee
      American singer-songwriter, born 1964
    • David McKee
      British children's book author and illustrator (1935–2022)
    • Lucky McKee
      American writer and director, born 1975
    • Andy McKee
      American musician, born 1979
    • Raymond McKee
      American actor (1892–1984)
    • Jonathan McKee
      American sailor, born 1959
    • Lonette McKee
      American actress, born 1954

    Notable McKees come mostly from the United States (14) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McKee

    McKee 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 McKee come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aodha.
    How common is the surname McKee?
    44,137 people in the United States had the surname McKee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,995 Americans. It ranked 780th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McKee?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McKee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McKee?
    Bonnie McKee, American singer, songwriter and actress, followed by Gina McKee.
    Where is the surname McKee most common?
    Wikidata records people named McKee in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname McKee getting more or less common?
    More common. 43,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,137 in 2010, up 1.3%.