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]

Map of Gaelic Ireland showing the territory of the Ulaid c. 900

Notable people with this surname

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Fictional

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  • Fibber McGee, a main character in Fibber McGee and Molly
  • Molly McGee, a main character in Fibber McGee and Molly
  • Molly McGee, a main character in The Ghost and Molly McGee
    • Darryl McGee, Molly's younger brother in The Ghost and Molly McGee
    • Pete McGee, Molly and Darryl's father in The Ghost and Molly McGee
    • Sharon McGee, Molly and Darryl's mother in The Ghost and Molly McGee
  • Timothy McGee, a character from NCIS
  • Bobby McGee, title character in Kris Kristofferson's song Me and Bobby McGee
  • Assy McGee, title character from the eponymous animated TV show.
  • McGee, one of the main characters in the Canadian animated show Camp Lakebottom

See also

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References

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  1. "McGee Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.