McGee surname meaning

McGee is an Irish surname anglicized from Gaelic Mag Aoidh or Mag Aodha, “son of Aodh.” Aodh is an old personal name traditionally meaning “fire,” once also associated with a pagan deity. The surname is strongly linked with Ulster, especially counties Donegal, Tyrone, and Antrim, though not every McGee belongs to one clan. Magee, McGhee, McGhie, and McCoy are related or neighboring anglicizations, not evidence of a single household. Parent’s name is the high-confidence catalog type because the surname records descent from a man named Aodh.