McAbee
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an Beatha (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”), originally a term denoting a monk, but later used as a personal name.
Proper noun edit
McAbee (plural McAbees)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAbee is the 8196th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4049 individuals. McAbee is most common among White (88.89%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAbee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.