Menefee
An English surname of uncertain origin, most likely a regional or altered spelling that was later carried into the United States.
The #7,126 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 65,760 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Menefee is a surname of uncertain origin. In English-language surname history, forms like this are often the result of local pronunciation, dialect spelling, or later Americanized respelling rather than a single obvious root word. It may ultimately reflect an older English place-name or family-name form that was simplified in spelling and sound over time, but the exact source is not securely established.
History
The surname is most familiar in the United States, where it appears in relatively small numbers and is concentrated in families with older Anglo-American roots. Like many less common surnames, it may have developed through several spelling stages before settling into the modern form Menefee.
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Fun fact
Menefee is one of several surname forms that looks distinctive today but likely reflects a long history of spelling variation rather than a single fixed original spelling.