Magee, McGee, Mag Aoidh,
A Gaelic surname meaning descendant of Aodh, which personal name meant ‘fire’. It may be of either Irish, or Scottish origin. Many of the surname in east Ulster would be of Scottish origin. A sept who were chiefs of Muinntear Tlámáin in Westmeath. According to Woulfe; Magee may be ó Maolghaoithe, descendant of Maolghaoithe meaning ‘chief of the wind’. A sept of Tír Conaill; parish of Clondavaddog, Donegal. Also see Wynne. In 1890 Magee was the ninety-third most numerous surname and the estimated number of bearers was 8,600. In that year the surname was chiefly found in Antrim, Armagh and Down as Magee; and in Donegal and Tyrone as McGee. In the United States McGee is the 356th most numerous surname with an estimated 85,250 bearers, and Magee is the 1,097th most numerous surname with an estimated 30,250 bearers.