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Question: Where does the name McBee originate!?
I know my ancestors came from Scotland, but which part of Scotland does the name McBee come from!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Scottish or Irish: variant of McBay, itself a shortened form of McBeth!. In Gaelic, -th- is silent!.

Scottish: Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Beatha ‘son of life’, i!.e!. ‘man of religion’, used as a personal name!. Compare McAbee!.

The name is rare and a few were found in Counties Fife, Angus and Lanarkshire!.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford UniversityWww@QuestionHome@Com

I could only find this for you, sorry!.
McBEE Name Meaning and History
Scottish or Irish: variant of McBay, itself a shortened form of McBeth!. In Gaelic, -th- is silent!.
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