MacCoy Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
MacCoy Surname Definition:
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
MacCoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Ireland | 79 | 1:59,607 | 4,006 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
MacCoy (28) may also be a first name.
MacCoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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
(Celtic) Son of the Yellow-Haired [Irish and Gaelic Mac Bhuidhe—buidhe, yellow]
(Irish) The son of Aodh (fire).
MacCoy Demographics
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MacCoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacCoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacCoy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacCoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name MacCoy is the 584,278th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of MacCoy are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. MacCoy is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 28 people.
MacCoy is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States MacCoy is primarily found in: Washington, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 15 percent are found.
MacCoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of MacCoy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 848 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,129 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacCoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the MacCoy last name are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount MacCoy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $41,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,290 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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