McAfee (surname)

McAfee is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning "son of Duibhshíth". The personal name, Duibhshíth, was composed of two elements: dubh meaning "black", and síth meaning "peace". The surname has been in Ireland since the seventeenth century. McAfee is less frequently attested than Mahaffy, a name of similar origin.

List of persons with the surname

 * Andrew McAfee, IT researcher
 * Annalena McAfee, British writer
 * Anndi McAfee (born 1979), American actress and singer
 * Charles F. McAfee (born 1932), African American architect, housing activist, and businessman
 * Cheryl L. McAfee (born c. 1958), African American architect
 * Cleland Boyd McAfee (1866–1944), American theologian and hymn writer
 * Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
 * Fred McAfee (born 1968), American professional football player
 * George McAfee (1918–2009), American professional football player
 * John McAfee (1945–2021), American computer programmer and founder of McAfee, Inc.
 * Ken MacAfee (born 1956), American football tight end in the 1970s
 * Ken MacAfee (end) (1929–2007), American football end in the 1950s
 * Larry McAfee (1955–1995), American figure in the right to die movement
 * Mildred H. McAfee (1900–1994), American academic and WAVES (Navy) leader
 * Pat McAfee (born 1987), American professional football player and wrestler
 * Preston McAfee (born 1956), American economist
 * Robert B. McAfee (1784–1849), American politician
 * Robert McAfee Brown (1920–2001), American theologian
 * Scott F. McAfee, American judge
 * Shadrick McAfee (born 1974), American professional football player
 * Walter McAfee (1914–1995), American scientist