McGee or McKee (
Irish: Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh") is an English language surname of
Irish origin. The surname McGee was first found in along the border of counties
Donegal and
Tyrone (
Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they are thought to be descended from the Colla Uais. McGee was later a chieftain clan of the
Ulaid, of which their territory corresponded to the
Islandmagee peninsula in modern-day
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. It is also anglicised as "
McCoy".[1]
Notable people with this surname
Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician
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surnameMcGee. If an
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McGee or McKee (
Irish: Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh") is an English language surname of
Irish origin. The surname McGee was first found in along the border of counties
Donegal and
Tyrone (
Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they are thought to be descended from the Colla Uais. McGee was later a chieftain clan of the
Ulaid, of which their territory corresponded to the
Islandmagee peninsula in modern-day
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. It is also anglicised as "
McCoy".[1]
Notable people with this surname
Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician
This page lists people with the
surnameMcGee. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.