McCoey Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

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

McCoey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCoey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

McCoey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCoey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of McCoey.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of McCoey live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States McCoey is mostly concentrated in: California, where 47 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 47 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

McCoey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCoey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 229 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCoey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCoey last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCoey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.05% more than the national average, earning $53,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.27% more than the national average, earning $75,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCooey92876/
McCowey9225/
McCoeye921/
McChoey920/
McCohey920/
McOey911/
McCooeye86300/
McCoohey861/
McGoey83583/
McCooe83103/
McCoyd8353/
McCoye836/
McCoyz834/
Mccoyo834/
McOoey833/
Mmccoy832/
Mcccoy831/
McGcoy831/
McKcoy831/
McCaoy831/
McCeay831/
McChoe831/
McCoyy831/
Mccoie831/
M'Ccoy831/
McCeye831/
McOwey830/
McCoay830/
McCowe830/
McCouy830/
McCohe830/
McCoee830/
McChey830/
McCoer830/
McCioe830/
McCoed830/
McCahey77237/
McCowie7779/
McGouey7738/
McGohey7717/
McCoyie774/
D'Mccoy774/
McGooey771/
McCoyed771/
McCauey771/
McCkeey771/
McCahoy770/
McGowey770/
McCawey770/
McCoeth770/
McCowet770/
McCoo73520/
Mcoyi73320/
McGoy73108/
McCoi7331/
McCou7322/
Mceya7311/
McCee739/
M'Coy737/
McGoe735/
Mcoyo734/
McOee732/
McHey731/
McKoe731/
McOoe731/
McUey731/
McAoy731/
McCiy731/
McEay731/
McAey730/
McCoa730/
McGey730/
McCea730/
McCauiey711/
McCauhey710/
McChahey710/
McCoahay710/
McCaggey710/
McCoid67657/
Mgcoyi67137/
McCaie6761/
McGoye6751/
McKeay6749/
McCkay6714/
McCawe6714/
Mcheye6710/
Mcgoay6710/
McKeey6710/
McCoud679/
McCahy677/
McChee677/
McKeye675/
McGoue674/
Mgcoya674/
McCkee673/
McCkie672/
McAyoy672/
Mckaey672/
McCuee672/
Mcgowe672/
McCque672/
McCker672/
McGouy671/
McKeys671/
McKoyy671/
McQuoy671/
McSaey671/
McAuoy671/
McCahe671/
McCeha671/
Mccoha671/
McCouh671/
McEaey671/
McEuoy671/
McCaio671/
McKeya671/
Mckiey671/
McEuay671/
McOiee671/
McKooy671/
Mcheya671/
McAuey671/
Mcheyi671/
Mqcoyi671/
McOoay670/
McCcue670/
McAhey670/
McKowe670/
McEhey670/
McGohy670/
McGaoy670/
McCaer670/
McCoit670/
McKoes670/
McHeay670/
McCouahue670/
McCaue670/
McChea670/
McCooa670/
McGeay670/
McGche670/
McKoye670/
McOwet670/
McQuoe670/
McKoue670/
McCaae670/
McKeiy670/
McKhoe670/
McGooy670/
McKoiy670/
McHeey670/
McAooy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCoey
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