# McPhee (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcphee/  
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 Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,065 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,158 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 75,952 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (3,980 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshìthe /MacDhuibhshith.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McPhee 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McPhee in the United States and Australia.

## People named McPhee

- Katharine McPhee, American recording artist, singer and songwriter
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Australian actor
- John McPhee, American writer
- Bid McPhee, American baseball player, manager (1859–1943)
- Joe McPhee, American musician

## Similar surnames

McAfee, McFee, Macphee, McBee, McAbee, McCabe, McVey, McVay, Mosby, McEvoy, McAvoy, McGuffey.

## 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.