McCloy Surname

122,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,720 people bear this surname

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

McCloy Surname Definition:

MACCLOY: Gaelic MacLughaidh, 'son of Lewie' (pet form of Lewis). The Maccloys of Bute and Arran are offshoots of the family of Fullarton of Fullarton in Ayrshire."Two sons went out of the house of Fullarton, one of the name of Lewis and the other James.

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McCloy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2431:161,59616,456
Northern Ireland5351:3,449687
England4291:129,87912,877
Australia4241:63,6697,638
Canada3841:95,95210,435
Scotland3361:15,9341,975
New Zealand2201:20,5833,608
Wales681:45,5084,331
Ireland251:188,3587,886
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3711:11,9401,635
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland471:79,6434,400
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

McCloy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLOY: Gaelic MacLughaidh, 'son of Lewie' (pet form of Lewis). The Maccloys of Bute and Arran are offshoots of the family of Fullarton of Fullarton in Ayrshire."Two sons went out of the house of Fullarton, one of the name of Lewis and the other James. Lewis went to Arran and was called McLewis or Mccloy he Acquired Lands in Arran holding of the Croun and was made Crouner of Arran" (Macfarlane, II, p. 343), and Martin says that the most ancient family in Arran "is by the Natives reckoned to be Mack Lowis" whose "surname in English is Fullarton" (W. I., p. 223). The name appears in 1472 as Maclow, in 1511 as M'Lowe, and in 1526 as M'Loy (Reid, Buie, p. 205). Donald Clowie or Makcloye was a witness in Cowell, 1537 and 1540 (RMS., III, 1677, 2146), and Gilbert MacLoy in Glendaruel was slain along with the Lamonts in the massacre at Toward, 1646. Rev. Donald M'Cloy was minister at Kilmodan, 1609, and his grandson was consecrated bishop of the non-jurant church in Edinburgh, 1705, and elected Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1720. The name is sometimes Englished Maclewis (G. Luthais). Some Gaelic writers thinking that Fullarton meant "fuller's town" render the name "son of fulling" (G. luaidh).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCloy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCloy is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCloy? popularity and diffusion

McCloy is the 122,819th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,959,018 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of McCloy live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McCloy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,243 people, or 1 in 161,596. In The United States McCloy is primarily found in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, West Virginia, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

McCloy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCloy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCloy last name rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,788 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 715 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCloy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCloy last name is predominantly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCloy are 16.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCloy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning R 149,700 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCloy9222/
McLoy9191/
McClay833,517/
Macloy8322/
McCley8311/
Maccly831/
McCleo831/
MacClay7777/
Macloyd779/
MacLloy770/
Moccley770/
McLay733,749/
McLey73166/
Macly7353/
Moclo7311/
McClu736/
McLeo735/
Maclo733/
McCle732/
McCla732/
Mclou731/
Mcloi731/
McCalley71932/
Maccloud7198/
Maccleod7121/
Maccello715/
MacLloyd715/
MacKclay712/
Maccillo711/
MacClood711/
Maclay671,121/
McClue67441/
Maclou67319/
Macchello67146/
Maclot67130/
McClee6791/
McClea6777/
Mockly6744/
Macleo6723/
MacKly6719/
Moclio6713/
Macley6713/
Makloy6711/
MacLod679/
Maclos677/
Maclhy676/
McKley675/
McClai675/
Mocley673/
Maccuello672/
Masclo671/
Maiclo671/
MacKilloy671/
McLoue671/
Moccla671/
Moclay671/
Macloz671/
Mokloy671/
Maccli671/
MacLoe670/
McKlay670/

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