McAvoy Surname

50,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAvoy Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 Son of Aedh the Yellow Haired [Irish and Gaelic Mac Aedha Bhuidhe: v. Mackay; buidhe, yellow] 2 Son of the Servant of the Yellow- Haired [Irish and Gaelic Mac Gille Bhuidhe]

McAvoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9751:51,9656,259
England1,7261:32,2824,305
Scotland8501:6,2991,003
Canada8081:45,6015,614
Northern Ireland6821:2,705549
Australia4041:66,8217,958
Wales771:40,1893,923
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Israel91:950,84857,975
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:53,5726,432
Scotland3381:11,0751,378
Isle of Man391:1,392191
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7891:28,0713,444

McAvoy (18) may also be a first name.

McAvoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 Son of Aedh the Yellow Haired [Irish and Gaelic Mac Aedha Bhuidhe: v. Mackay; buidhe, yellow] 2 Son of the Servant of the Yellow- Haired [Irish and Gaelic Mac Gille Bhuidhe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Son of the yellow-haired lad.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McAvoy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAvoy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAvoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name McAvoy is the 50,744th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 721,039 people. The surname McAvoy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of McAvoy are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McAvoy is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname McAvoy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,975 people, or 1 in 51,965. In The United States McAvoy is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

McAvoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAvoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McAvoy last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 379 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAvoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McAvoy last name are 4.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.15% registered with the party.

The amount McAvoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.21% more than the national average, earning R 390,228 per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacAvoy92548/
Mackavoy8634/
MacCavoy860/
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McAvay8377/
McIvoy832/
Mocavo830/
MacEvoy77444/
Makovoy7724/
MacAboy7716/
Makevoy778/
MacOvoy773/
MacAvoi773/
Makavoy772/
Mascavo772/
MacAvey772/
Macaivo771/
Macavou771/
Macavoz771/
MacAvay770/
Makovoyo7136/
Makhovoy7135/
Moscovoy719/
MacKavey715/
Mazqovoy715/
Maskovoy715/
Mazkovoy714/
Machevoy711/
Mackevoy711/
MacCaboy710/
MacKawoy710/
MacKaboy710/
Macave6711,163/
Mchavi67469/
Makovy67217/
Mocaby67170/
Makovo6799/
Makowy6766/
Makavo6751/
Macavi6735/
Macoby6724/
Macawo6723/
Macava6717/
Macabo679/
Makivo678/
Makavy675/
Macovo675/
Macaby675/
MacEvo673/
Mocoby671/
Makevo671/
Mokavo671/

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