<P> McGee or McKee ( Irish : Mac Aodha , meaning `` son of Aodh '' ) is an English language surname of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin . The McGee were a chieftain clan of the Ulaid , of which their territory corresponded to the Islandmagee peninsula in modern - day County Antrim , Northern Ireland . It is also anglicised as `` McCoy '' . </P>
where does the last name mcgee come from
an English language surname of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin