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'''McAfee''' is a [[surname]] of [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] and [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin.<ref name="ancestry-McAfee"/> The name is an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Mac Dhuibhshíthe'', meaning "son of Duibhshíth".<ref name="ancestry-McAfee"/> The personal name, ''Duibhshíth'', was composed of two elements: ''dubh'' meaning "black", and ''síth'' meaning "peace".<ref name="ancestry-McAfee">[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McAfee-name-meaning.ashx McAfee Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on [[2007-12-09]]</ref> The surname has been in Ireland since the [[seventeenth century]].<ref name="ireland-surname"/> ''McAfee'' is less numerous than ''[[Mahaffy]]'', a name of similar origin.<ref name="ireland-surname">[http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/ Surname search] Retrieved on [[2007-12-09]]</ref>
'''McAfee''' is a [[surname]] of [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] and [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin.<ref name="ancestry-McAfee"/> The name is an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Mac Dhuibhshíthe'', meaning "son of Duibhshíth".<ref name="ancestry-McAfee"/> The personal name, ''Duibhshíth'', was composed of two elements: ''dubh'' meaning "black", and ''síth'' meaning "peace".<ref name="ancestry-McAfee">[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McAfee-name-meaning.ashx McAfee Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on [[2007-12-09]]</ref> The surname has been in Ireland since the [[seventeenth century]].<ref name="ireland-surname"/> ''McAfee'' is less numerous than ''[[Mahaffy]]'', a name of similar origin.<ref name="ireland-surname">[http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/ Surname search] Retrieved on [[2007-12-09]]</ref>



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McAfee is a surname of Northern Irish and Scottish origin.[1] The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning "son of Duibhshíth".[1] The personal name, Duibhshíth, was composed of two elements: dubh meaning "black", and síth meaning "peace".[1] The surname has been in Ireland since the seventeenth century.[2] McAfee is less numerous than Mahaffy, a name of similar origin.[2]

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