McCoy Surname

3,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

McCoy Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Aodh (fire).

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McCoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141,4761:2,562260
England3,9111:14,2462,105
Canada3,5241:10,4561,565
Australia2,5221:10,7041,585
Northern Ireland1,2531:1,472312
Ireland1,1521:4,088699
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Nicaragua3901:15,439876
New Zealand3421:13,2412,302
Scotland2421:22,1232,519
Cayman Islands2251:28446
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Honduras1381:63,8871,389
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
Wales1141:27,1452,804
Panama1101:35,5661,963
Jamaica1041:27,5962,107
Bahamas981:3,997443
Antigua and Barbuda761:1,305228
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines611:1,847371
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
India431:17,838,730274,051
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
United States Virgin Islands291:3,806627
Norfolk Island251:929
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Trinidad and Tobago251:54,5594,614
France241:2,767,613196,808
Belize211:16,9271,658
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
American Samoa171:3,280753
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
China121:113,943,4645,994
Guam121:13,3432,098
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Israel91:950,84857,975
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Dominica21:37,946685
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Anguilla11:13,436792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niue11:1,614145
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6791:2,638499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1111:21,9403,099
Scotland861:43,5263,182
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,5891:2,223235

McCoy (947) may also be a first name.

McCoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Aodh (fire).

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

User-submitted Reference

Originally Mac Aodha, meaning 'son of Aodha' a Celtic deity word meaning 'fire'. Many McCoys are found in Ulster, Ireland, as they were part of the warrior Gallowglasses (gall 'oglaigh). These were Scots-Norse warriors, who settled in Ireland between the 13th and 16th cernturies.

- pintobill

McCoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCoy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McCoy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCoy is the 3,771st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 48,926 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCoy are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McCoy is also the 262,555th most widely held first name globally It is held by 947 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 141,476 people, or 1 in 2,562. In The United States McCoy is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 125 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

McCoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCoy last name increased 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 352 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCoy last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCoy surname are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 351.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,073,810 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $22,927,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCoy91536/
McCooy9110/
Moccoy914/
McCkoy914/
Mc'coy911/
McOy89182/
McCo8911/
Macckoy833/
MacKcoy830/
McKoy8011,055/
McCay804,201/
Macoy802,064/
Mocoy801,249/
Mocco80846/
Macco80728/
McCoe809/
McCuy802/
Mco7514/
Machco73949/
Mockoy73788/
Mascco73583/
Mackoy73117/
Maccou7374/
Maccay7366/
Macoye7321/
MacGoy7311/
Maucco7310/
Maccey738/
Meacco737/
McCkey734/
Maicco733/
Maccot733/
Moscoy733/
Moccos733/
McCuey732/
Macoya732/
McCaye732/
Mazcco732/
Moscco732/
Macooy731/
Maccos731/
Maycoy731/
Maccoi731/
Mochco731/
Moocco731/
Maccoa731/
Maccuy731/
Macoyo731/
Mocoyi731/
MacCod730/
Maacoy730/
Moco676,496/
Maco676,463/
Moky67454/
Mochcco67317/
MacCoux67119/
Macquoy67107/
McKy6742/
Mcho6721/
Maccoss6720/
McAy6719/
Machcco6718/
McCa6713/
MacCosh678/
Móco676/
McEy675/
McCu675/
Mockhoy674/
Mackoyi674/
Macceya674/
Moccott671/
Masscco671/
Mazzcco671/
Moqy671/
Mackoye671/
McOi671/
MacCohe671/
Mogcoyo671/
Magcoya671/
Maccaio671/
Macgoye671/
Maccaya671/
Masscoy670/

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