WORLDWIDE CLAN ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Clan Members Worldwide,
The Council of Presidents is honoured to advise all Clan members worldwide that the Lord Lyon King of Arms is pleased to note and accepts that the Clan has settled upon a single, unifying Clan name under which all can unite. We gratefully received this news 25 August 2025 from Carrick, our Supervisory Officer from the Court.
The Clan comprising the surnames MacDuffie, MacDuffee, MacDuffy, MacAfee, MacFee, MacFie, MacPhee, MacPhie and other accepted cognates is now known as Clan MacDubhsith as decided by the Clan. As explained during this process this decision will not require any Society to amend their current Society name which may be retained in its current form or modified if preferred by each Society. Reference to Clan MacDubhsith affiliation is appropriate.
This is an important step. When the Clan selects a single candidate to recommend to the Lord Lyon for appointment as Commander of the Clan it is important that there is a single Clan name which the Lord Lyon can appoint a person to be Commander of and under which name all strands of the Clan are able to rally.
The Lord Lyon trusts that the Clan will now be able to move on to selecting and rallying round a single candidate to recommend for appointment as Commander. The Lord Lyon wishes the Clan well in its search for a suitable candidate who will have the support of the whole Clan.
Additional details about our Clan MacDubhsith name and the process for identifying a Clan Commander candidate for submission to the Lord Lyon will be available shortly on all our Clan Society and Family websites and the Council’s website. An announcement regarding the Commander candidate process will be made worldwide.
Respectfully Presented by the Clan MacDubhsith Council of Presidents
Thomas McDuffee MacDuffee Clan Society of America
Vanessa Duffy Clan MacFie Society (UK)
Gary MacPhie MacFie Clan Society of Canada
Jim McAfee MacFie Clan Society of America
Christer Hemberg Thorburn-Macfie Family Society (Sweden)
Kris McPhee Marsh Clan McPhee Society of New Zealand
Barbara McPhee Macfie Clan Society of Australia
29 August 2025