MacAfee Name Origin and Family Crest

MacAfee is one more way McAfee has been written over the centuries. Taken at its root, MacAfee points to “Son of the dark one of peace”.

How the spelling arose

MacAfee is listed among the recognised spellings of McAfee. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: McFee and Macfie.

MacAfee ranked 80,926 in the 2010 US Census, with 234 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to McAfee and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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