How common is the surname McPhee?

4,065 people in the United States had the surname McPhee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,952 Americans. It ranked 8,158th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McPhee?

Katharine McPhee, American recording artist, singer and songwriter, followed by Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Where is the surname McPhee most common?

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

Is the surname McPhee getting more or less common?

More common. 3,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,065 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname McPhee

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 4,065 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M210

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McPhee is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshìthe /MacDhuibhshith.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,065 people named McPhee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,952 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,980.

#8,158

rank among US surnames

4,065

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,708)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,150	Mayne	4,068	75,896
#8,153	Brownfield	4,067	75,915
#8,155	Sinha	4,066	75,933
#8,158	McPhee	4,065	75,952
#8,159	Paquin	4,064	75,971
#8,162	Armitage	4,063	75,990
#8,163	Hoey	4,062	76,008

Who is named McPhee

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

83% of people named McPhee identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McPhees

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katharine McPhee
American recording artist, singer and songwriter, born 1984
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Australian actor, born 1996
John McPhee
American writer, born 1931
Bid McPhee
American baseball player, manager (1859–1943)
Joe McPhee
American musician, born 1939

Notable McPhees come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McPhee

McPhee has the Soundex code M210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M210.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McPhee come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshìthe /MacDhuibhshith.
How common is the surname McPhee?: 4,065 people in the United States had the surname McPhee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,952 Americans. It ranked 8,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McPhee?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named McPhee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McPhee?: Katharine McPhee, American recording artist, singer and songwriter, followed by Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Where is the surname McPhee most common?: Wikidata records people named McPhee in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname McPhee getting more or less common?: More common. 3,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,065 in 2010, up 2.1%.