Coy Surname

11,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Coy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quy,' a chapelry, in the parish of Stow, Cambridgeshire. Formerly Quoy.

Felice de Quoye, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walkelin de Queye, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Coy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala20,2491:794141
United States16,4941:21,9752,758
Colombia4,6171:10,3471,073
Venezuela1,6311:18,5191,374
England1,6181:34,4364,549
Spain8281:56,4645,199
Mexico5861:211,8195,584
Australia3941:68,5178,145
Canada3901:94,47610,305
Belize3781:940206
Argentina3231:132,33311,205
Philippines2791:362,86148,223
Cambodia2021:76,6692,170
Jamaica1671:17,1851,582
France1631:407,50159,752
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Ireland1091:43,2013,310
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
Israel1071:79,9789,667
Uzbekistan931:332,5718,901
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Wales431:71,9666,223
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Trinidad and Tobago331:41,3333,849
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Grenada221:4,933609
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines151:7,511719
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Guam11:160,1214,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominica11:75,891912
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1011:43,8603,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9391:25,9593,566
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2791:15,3151,963

Coy (13,947) may also be a first name.

Coy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quy,' a chapelry, in the parish of Stow, Cambridgeshire. Formerly Quoy.

Felice de Quoye, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walkelin de Queye, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph de Quoye, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1636. Baptised — Mabell, d. John Coye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1747. Married — William Gardiner and Mary Coy: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

One of the several anglicized forms of Mac Aodha.

Woulfe says it is almost peculiar to Co. Limerick, but in fact it is mainly found in north Ulster, where it is a galloglass family. IF 97

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

M'Coy, sans Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Coy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Coy is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,325th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 146,858 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Coy reside; 42 percent reside in Central America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 48,735th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 13,947 people.

The surname Coy is most commonly used in Guatemala, where it is carried by 20,249 people, or 1 in 794. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 74 percent live, Petén Department, where 14 percent live and Guatemala Department, where 7 percent live. Besides Guatemala this surname exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Colombia, where 9 percent live.

Coy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coy last name expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coy last name are 18.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Coy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.51% more than the national average, earning R 623,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.03% more than the national average, earning $26,115,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choy8663,580/
Coya862,135/
Coyo861,349/
Coye861,130/
Coyt86892/
Couy86297/
Coyi8671/
Cohy8634/
Scoy8620/
Cooy8616/
Coyd8611/
Hcoy863/
Cuoy863/
Ckoy862/
Coys862/
Tcoy862/
Csoy862/
Coyh861/
Coyj861/
C'oy861/
Zcoy861/
Coyz861/
Co8056,920/
Cy80357/
Choya755,425/
Ccoyo751,390/
Choyo751,216/
Ccoya75857/
Coysh75519/
Coyos75306/
Coyot75195/
Coyez75171/
Coyyi75163/
Chhoy75132/
Choyi75123/
Coyat75113/
Gcoyi75109/
Choye7599/
Coyes7595/
Coyau7573/
Coyet7569/
Coyas7547/
Tchoy7543/
Chooy7517/
Coaya7513/
Chuoy7511/
Coeyo7510/
Kcoya759/
Couyi758/
Coyaş758/
Coyie757/
Ckoye756/
Coyhe755/
Chioy755/
Cooyo754/
Choiy754/
Couye753/
Coyah753/
Kcoyo753/
Gcoyo753/
Coyoo752/
Cooyd751/
Cooys751/
Coiyt751/
Dchoy751/
Scoyo751/
Qucoy751/
Choyé751/
Couya751/
Coyoz751/
Coyaa751/
Coyaz751/
Cooyi751/
Chohy751/
Kcoyi751/
Cohiy751/
Chojy751/
Couiy751/
Coyoh750/
Coyhs750/
Coyad750/
Chsoy750/
Coyit750/
Scooy750/
Coohy750/
Cho672,119,473/
Joy67209,343/
Soy6792,153/
Chy6780,240/
Coe6739,118/
Cay6720,114/
Koy6718,752/
Cos6714,676/
Coa6713,593/
Coz6713,274/
Coj679,141/
Cuy676,380/
Cot676,300/
Coi674,192/
Cop673,474/
Coo673,214/
Coh671,202/
Chooye67670/
Coş67638/
Tchoya67478/
Cio67383/
Cou67360/
Sco67329/
Cuo67279/
Tchoyi67181/
Cko67133/
Cey67125/
Coyaud6795/
Cod6791/
Zoy6778/
Cgo6772/
Tchoyo6763/
Couyet6755/
Cco6751/
Chhuoy6743/
Ccy6739/
Coyaux6739/
Coyhis6736/
Csy6730/
Cso6729/
Chioye6728/
Cyh6716/
Coyett6714/
Coß6713/
Coyaut6713/
Tco6711/
Coyeau6711/
Kco6711/
Couyed6710/
Dco6710/
Qoy679/
Chhoya679/
Choiyo679/
Qco679/
Choyee678/
Kcgoya678/
Choyyi678/
Tchoye678/
Couyat678/
Zco677/
Chooya677/
D'Choy676/
Tcy676/
Cky676/
Czy676/
Cão675/
Coyaya674/
Czo674/
Scoyah674/
Coï674/
Chioyi674/
Gco674/
Chohya673/
Dcy673/
Coț673/
Hcy673/
Chohiy672/
Coţ672/
Chuoya672/
Cqo672/
Choyoo671/
Chioya671/
Chhoye671/
Chhoyi671/
Coyich671/
Coyoth671/
Coyott671/
Coyech671/
Kcoyah671/
Scohya671/
Choyyo671/
Hco671/
Coysch670/

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