McAbee
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAbee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.
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