MacGee Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, MacGee is usually a form of McGee. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Aodh ("fire")”.

A variant of McGee

Before spelling was fixed, McGee was also written MacGee. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Magee and McGhee.

MacGee coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the McGee surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete MacGee report, with a museum-style coat of arms.