Scottish: reduced form of McBee, a variant of
McBeth.English: from Middle English be ‘bee’, Old
English beo, hence a nickname for an energetic or active
person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper. Compare
Beeman 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
190,133
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bee
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