McKee is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

or Irish origin. The surname is derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Aodha'' ("son of ''Aodh''") a patronymic form of an old

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

which means "fire". Similar surnames which also are derived from the same Gaelic patronymic are McCoy,

McGee McGee or McGees may refer to: People * McGee (surname), a surname of Irish origin, including a list of people with this surname Places United States *McGee, Missouri *McGees, Washington *McGee, West Virginia Games *McGee (video game series), ''M ...

, Kee and McKay.http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McKee-family-history.ashx Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander McKee (c. 1735 – 1799), British Indian Department agent (in North America) and colonel *

Alexander McKee (author) Alexander Paul Charrier McKee OBE (25 July 1918 – 22 July 1992) was a British journalist, military historian, and diver who published nearly thirty books. Life McKee was educated mostly by a series of governesses, from whom he acquired ...

(1918–1992), British journalist, military historian and diver *

Andrew McKee (disambiguation) Andrew McKee was a submarine engineer. Andrew or Andy McKee may also refer to: * Andrew McKee (RAF officer) (1902–1988), British air marshall *Andy McKee, fingerstyle guitar player *Andy McKee (bassist) Andrew G. McKee (born November 11, 195 ...

Ann McKee Ann McKee (born 1953) is a neuropathologist and expert in neurodegenerative disease at the New England Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VISN-1) and is professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University School of Medicine and director of ...

, neurologist and neuropathologist * Ben McKee (born 1985), American bassist for the band,

Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...

* Billy McKee (born 1921), Irish republican, a founding member and former leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army * Bonnie McKee (born 1984), American singer and songwriter * Charles McKee (born 1962), American sailor and Olympic bronze medalist * Christopher McKee (born 1942), astrophysicist *

Daniel McKee Daniel James McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since March 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to ...

(born 1951), Governor of Rhode Island *

Darrell McKee Darrell McKee (born c. 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a Canadian Senior Curling Championships, Canadian Senior Champion, two-time SaskTel Tankard, provincial champion in men's, one-time Saskatch ...

(born c. 1963), Canadian curler * Dave McKee (died 2005), Australian politician * David McKee (1935–2022), British writer and illustrator * Dick McKee (1893–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) * Elsie McKee, theology professor * Eva McKee (1890–1955), Irish craftswoman and designer * Frances McKee (born 1966), Scottish singer and songwriter * Frank McKee (1923–1988), Scottish professional footballer * Gina McKee (born 1964), English actress * Grant McKee (Sept. 14, 1940 – Jan. 10, 2018), Canadian Football League player, Grey Cup recipient Hamilton Tiger Cats 1963 * Hugh McKee (1844–1871), American naval officer *

Ivan McKee Ivan Paul McKee (born September 1963) is a Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise since 2021, having previously served as Minister for Trade, Innovation and Public Finance, 2020-21 and Mini ...

(born 1963), Scottish politician * Jaimes McKee, (born 1987) English-born Hong Kong footballer *

James McKee (footballer) James McKee (alternately McKie, 18 March 1871 – 12 May 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Scotland and for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1890s and 1900s. Football career McKee started his footb ...

, Scottish footballer *

Jay McKee Jay McKee (born September 8, 1977) is a Canadian coach and former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, and was previously with the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues. Th ...

(born 1977), Canadian coach and former professional ice hockey player *

Jerry McKee Gerald McKee (born August 4, 1946) is an American former basketball player. After an all-conference college career at Ohio University, he played briefly in the original American Basketball Association (ABA). McKee, a 6'3 guard, played for Dunbar ...

(born 1946), American basketball player *

John McKee (disambiguation) John McKee may refer to: * John McKee (politician) (1771–1832), American politician * John McKee (American football) (1877–1950), American football coach and physician * John McKee (philanthropist) (1821–1902), African-American property magnat ...

* Kayleigh McKee (born 1994), American voice actress *

Kenneth McKee George Kenneth McKee CBE (5 January 1906 – 18 July 1991) was an English orthopaedist, one of the pioneers of hip replacement surgery in the 1950s. He is now honoured with a bust at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Early life ...

(1906–1991), English orthopaedist, pioneer of hip replacement surgery *

Kevin McKee (disambiguation) Kevin McKee may refer to: * Kevin McKee (footballer), Scottish footballer * Kevin McKee (sledge hockey), American sledge hockey player * Kevin McKee, a victim of The Troubles, see Disappeared (Northern Ireland) The Disappeared are people belie ...

Kinnaird R. McKee Kinnaird Rowe McKee (August 14, 1929 – December 30, 2013) was an American United States Navy four star admiral who served as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion from 1982 to 1988. He also served as Superintendent, United States Naval Academy fro ...

(1929–2013), United States Navy four-star admiral *

Lonette McKee Lonette Rita McKee (born July 22, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sister Williams in the original 1976 musical-drama film ''Sparkle (1976 film), Sparkle''. McKee also had notable roles in such movies as ''The Co ...

(born 1954), American actress, composer, producer, screenwriter and director *

Lyra McKee Lyra Catherine McKee ( 31 March 1990 – 18 April 2019) was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On ...

(1990–2019), Northern Irish journalist and author *

Maria McKee Maria Luisa McKee (born August 17, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice, her 1990 song "Show Me Heaven", and her song "If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags)" from the film ''Pulp Fiction''. ...

(born 1964), American singer-songwriter *

Mary Harrison McKee Mary Scott McKee ( Harrison; April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930) was the only daughter of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison outside of her infant sister who died shortly after birt ...

(1858–1930), only daughter of President Benjamin Harrison and his first wife *

Nicole McKee Nicole Raima McKee (born ) is a New Zealand politician who was placed third on the ACT party list, and elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2020 general election as a representative of the ACT New Zealand. Early life and career McKee ...

(born 1971/1972), New Zealand politician *

Paul McKee (disambiguation) Paul McKee may refer to: * Paul McKee (developer), St. Louis, Missouri-area property developer * Paul McKee (athlete) (born 1977), Irish sprint athlete * Paul McKee (author) (1898–1974), scholar and author of children's books * Paul McKee (Ameri ...

Redick McKee Redick McKee (7 December 1800 – 13 September 1886) was an American government official. Biography Redick McKee was born in the town of McKeesport which was founded by his father. When McKee was five his father died. In the autumn of 1807 h ...

(1800–1886, American government official * Robert McKee (born 1941), American author *

Robert A. McKee Robert McKee (born May 7, 1949) is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, having represented District 2A, which covers part of Washington County. McKee was first elected into office in 1994 when he defeated Democrat Richard E. Roul ...

(born 1949), American politician, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates *

Roger McKee Roger Hornsby McKee (September 16, 1926 – September 1, 2014) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1943 through 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies. As a 16-year-old rookie in 1943, he was the youngest player to appear in a Nationa ...

(1926–2014), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Roxanne McKee, English 21st century actress and model *

Samuel McKee (disambiguation) Samuel McKee may refer to: * Samuel McKee (politician, born 1774) (1774–1826), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Samuel McKee (born 1832) (1832–1862), Union Army colonel from Kentucky * Samuel McKee (politician, born 1833) (1833–1898), U ...

* Seth J. McKee (1916–2016), United States Air Force general * Suzy McKee Charnas (born 1939), American novelist and short story writer * Theodore McKee (born 1947), chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * Thom McKee (born 1955), United States Navy officer * Tim McKee (born 1953), American former swimmer, three-time Olympic silver medalist * Tom McKee (born 1941), American politician

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