McIlroy Surname

85,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,626 people bear this surname

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

McIlroy Surname Definition:

MACILRIE: Thomas Makilbrie (an error), servitor to Ninian Neven in Shetland, 1624, appears in the same year as Machilrie, and Thomas McChillrie, chapman, was a witness at Skallowaybanlds, 1626 (OSS., I, 52, 96,152). Duncan M'lllrie in Kartaren, parish of Balquhiddor, 1704 (Dunblane).

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McIlroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7761:204,08720,040
England1,3701:40,6705,232
Northern Ireland1,3431:1,374287
Australia9781:27,6033,748
Scotland9421:5,683927
Canada6961:52,9396,345
New Zealand5001:9,0571,559
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Wales601:51,5764,775
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Qatar161:147,37516,023
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2901:3,434626
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4691:7,9811,092
England1451:168,10614,298
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

McIlroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILRIE: Thomas Makilbrie (an error), servitor to Ninian Neven in Shetland, 1624, appears in the same year as Machilrie, and Thomas McChillrie, chapman, was a witness at Skallowaybanlds, 1626 (OSS., I, 52, 96,152). Duncan M'lllrie in Kartaren, parish of Balquhiddor, 1704 (Dunblane). Janet M'llrae in Drimilling, 1628 (Dumfries). Donald M'llraw in Balliwilling denounced rebel, 1675 (HP., I, p. 296). Another current form of Macilriach.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACILROY, Macelroy: Gaelic Mac 'Illerualdh (MacGhille ruaidh), 'son of the red haired lad. An old surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire (Paterson, II, p. 87). Michael M'Gilrey was a tenant in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). Donald M'Gilleroi was a notary public in 1465 (Lamont, 19), and Ade M'Gilroy was tenant of Eglisisdane and Balnegregane, 1480 (ER., IX, p. 564). Michael Mak Gilroy, bailie of Are, 1488, appears in 1500 as M'Ylroye, and there was a mass for the soul of Nicholas M'Ylroy in Ayr, 1500 (Ayr, p. 92,95, 96). Donald Makgilroy, witness in Rothesay, 1529, is probably Donald Makgilroy or M'Gilroye, witness in Rute, 1545 and 1548 (RMS., III, 820; IV, 49,273), and John M'Gilroy was attorney in Perth, 1545 (Rollok, 40). Elleis Maldlrow signed the Rand of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66). Gilleis M'IIroy in Kincardin, Inverness, was fined for resetting Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p, 629). James M'IIroy was retoured heir of Walter M'Iroy in Kincardine, 1636 (Retours, Clackmannan, 16). The Black Book of Taymouth has the form M'Oulroy under the year 1638, but this is more probably for earlier Mac Mhaoil ruaidh. With omission of the apostrophe we have the current surname Milhoy, which see. It is also shortened to Roy accerding to Trotter (Galloway gossip-Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 213). The following spellings are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McElroy, Mclllory, Mcllrie, McKebae, McKilrae, McKilrea, McKilroy, McLeroy, McLroy, Meikleroy, and Micklroy.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Gaelic.) From Mac, gille, and ruadh, red—haired;—the son of the red—haired young man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Contracted from Mac Gilroy, a cor­rupted form of Mac Giolla-ruaidh, ‘Giolla ruadh’s Son', or ‘The Red-haired Youth’s Son.’ ‘When an adjective, signifying a colour or quality of the mind or body, is post- fixed to Giolla, then it has its ancient signification— namely, a youth, a boy, or a man in his bloom: Giolla- ruadh, ‘The Red-haired Youth'; Giolla-riabhach, 'The Swarthy Youth'; Giolla-buidhe, ‘The Yellow Youth', etc.

'Bæthan Mac Gilroy', a.d. 1408.

It is almost confined to Lonan.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

This is a name originating in Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, "Mac Giolla Rua", meaning 'son of the red haired servant (or lad)', depending on area of use. The name originated in Tyrone and still has significant numbers there while the name also has a strong presence in the capital, Dublin.

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McIlroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIlroy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of McIlroy.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname McIlroy is the 85,715th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,295,333 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of McIlroy live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,776 people, or 1 in 204,087. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 24 percent live.

McIlroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McIlroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McIlroy last name rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 945 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States McIlroy are 16.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount McIlroy earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning R 304,092 per year; in United States they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $47,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $52,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macilroy93105/
McLroy929/
MacKilroy880/
McElroy8636,172/
McLeroy862,189/
MacLroy860/
MacElroy80309/
McKleroy80186/
MacLeroy8023/
McElroye8020/
MacLlroy804/
MacKlroy800/
McElro772/
MacKelroy753/
MacKleroy751/
MacHelroy750/
Mockelroy750/
McLerry712/
Maclero711/
MacGillray711/
MacLery710/
Makelroy6716/
MacLerry672/
Macilraj671/
MacClery671/
MacElray670/

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