McEvoy Surname
Approximately 16,495 people bear this surname
McEvoy Surname Definition:
(Irish) The son of the yellow-haired lad.
McEvoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,204 | 1:44,181 | 5,413 |
| Ireland | 5,179 | 1:909 | 166 |
| England | 4,996 | 1:11,153 | 1,647 |
| Australia | 2,530 | 1:10,670 | 1,583 |
| Canada | 1,421 | 1:25,929 | 3,481 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,256 | 1:1,469 | 310 |
| Scotland | 429 | 1:12,480 | 1,664 |
| South Africa | 250 | 1:216,711 | 22,792 |
| New Zealand | 225 | 1:20,126 | 3,537 |
| Wales | 111 | 1:27,879 | 2,864 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,534 | 1:1,253 | 241 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,156 | 1:21,086 | 2,979 |
| Scotland | 125 | 1:29,946 | 2,568 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,815 | 1:27,669 | 3,399 |
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.
McEvoy Demographics
Average Male McEvoy Height
177.02 cm
Average Female McEvoy Height
163.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacEvoy | 92 | 444 | / |
| Mackevoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machevoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| McAvoy | 83 | 10,107 | / |
| MacEvo | 83 | 3 | / |
| McIvoy | 83 | 2 | / |
| MacAvoy | 77 | 548 | / |
| Machevo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Makevoy | 77 | 8 | / |
| MacOvoy | 77 | 3 | / |
| McEva | 73 | 2 | / |
| McEve | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mackavoy | 71 | 34 | / |
| MacCavoy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maceve | 67 | 172 | / |
| McAvay | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mackevych | 67 | 40 | / |
| Macovo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maceva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocavo | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeva | 67 | 0 | / |
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McEvoy Reference & Research
McEvoy History in Ontario - Details on the McEvoys of Osgoode Township in Ontario.
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