McEvoy Surname

32,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McEvoy Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the yellow-haired lad.

McEvoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2041:44,1815,413
Ireland5,1791:909166
England4,9961:11,1531,647
Australia2,5301:10,6701,583
Canada1,4211:25,9293,481
Northern Ireland1,2561:1,469310
Scotland4291:12,4801,664
South Africa2501:216,71122,792
New Zealand2251:20,1263,537
Wales1111:27,8792,864
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
France231:2,887,944200,772
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,5341:1,253241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1561:21,0862,979
Scotland1251:29,9462,568
Wales311:50,5942,584
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8151:27,6693,399

McEvoy (15) may also be a first name.

McEvoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of the yellow-haired lad.

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

McEvoy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEvoy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McEvoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name McEvoy is the 32,295th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 441,803 people. The surname McEvoy occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of McEvoy live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,204 people, or 1 in 44,181. In The United States McEvoy is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States McEvoy exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 31 percent are found and England, where 30 percent are found.

McEvoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McEvoy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McEvoy surname rose 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 147 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 432 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 358 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McEvoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McEvoy last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McEvoy last name are 7.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McEvoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 249.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 67,705 per year; in South Africa they earn 51% more than the national average, earning R 358,824 per year; in United States they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $51,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $53,021 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEvoy92444/
Mackevoy861/
Machevoy861/
McAvoy8310,107/
MacEvo833/
McIvoy832/
MacAvoy77548/
Machevo7712/
Makevoy778/
MacOvoy773/
McEva732/
McEve730/
Mackavoy7134/
MacCavoy710/
Maceve67172/
McAvay6777/
Mackevych6740/
Macovo675/
Maceva673/
Mokevo671/
Makevo671/
Mocavo670/
McKeva670/

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McEvoy Reference & Research

McEvoy History in Ontario - Details on the McEvoys of Osgoode Township in Ontario.

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