McCoye Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McCoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCoye is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of McCoye.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McCoye reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England McCoye is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 33 percent reside, Lancashire, where 33 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account England McCoye occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

McCoye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCoye has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCoyie924/
McCoeye921/
McCoyed921/
McCoey8370/
McCoyd8353/
McGoye8351/
McCoyz834/
Mccoyo834/
Mmccoy832/
Mcccoy831/
McGcoy831/
McKcoy831/
McChoe831/
McCoyy831/
Mcchoy831/
Mccoie831/
M'Ccoy831/
McCeye831/
McScoy831/
McCowe830/
McCouy830/
McCoee830/
McKoye830/
McCowie7779/
McCowey7725/
D'Mccoy774/
Mcoyett773/
McKoyes772/
McKoyet772/
Mccgaye771/
McCowet770/
Mcoyi73320/
McGoy73108/
McCoi7331/
McCou7322/
M'Coy737/
Mkoye736/
McGoe735/
Mcoyo734/
McOee732/
McKoe731/
McOey731/
McSoy731/
Mscoy731/
McCoa730/
McCea730/
McCoid67657/
McGoey67583/
Mgcoyi67137/
McCaie6761/
McCkay6714/
McCawe6714/
Mcheye6710/
McCoud679/
McCahy677/
McChee677/
Mcgaye676/
McKeye675/
Mcchou675/
McGoue674/
Mgcoya674/
McCkee673/
Mcchie673/
McCkie672/
McAyoy672/
McChay672/
McCuee672/
Mcgowe672/
McGouy671/
McKoyy671/
McKyee671/
McQuoy671/
McAuoy671/
McCeay671/
McCeha671/
Mccoha671/
McCouh671/
McEuoy671/
McCaio671/
McCiay671/
McOiee671/
McKooy671/
Mqcoyi671/
McAyie670/
McCcue670/
McKowe670/
McOwey670/
McGohy670/
McCoit670/
McChey670/
McCaue670/
McChea670/
McChue670/
McCooa670/
McOwet670/
McQuoe670/
McKoue670/
McCaae670/
McKhoe670/
McGooy670/
McKoiy670/

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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 McCoye
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