McIroy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

McIroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McIroy Last Name Facts

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

McIroy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McIroy.

How Common Is The Last Name McIroy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. McIroy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of McIroy reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 80 percent are found and California, where 20 percent are found. Aside from The United States McIroy is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

McIroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McIroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McIroy last name fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McIroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McEiroy926/
Mckiroy922/
McIhroy921/
M'Ciroyi864/
McEroy8332/
McKiry8311/
McGiry831/
McIray831/
Mceiro831/
McIroe830/
McGairy7724/
McEtroy771/
McKirry771/
McCeroy771/
McCreoy771/
McEaroy771/
McErroy771/
McCuiry771/
McSeroy770/
McCairy770/
McKeroy770/
McQuiry770/
McKitry770/
McCuiro770/
Mziro73126/
Mciri733/
Msiro733/
Mgiro731/
McReo731/
Mziry731/
Mkiry731/
M'Ciroha714/
McCairey711/
McQuirey711/
McQuirry710/
McShirry710/
McCuirey710/
McGairey710/
McCheiry710/
Mziray6711,045/
Mjirou67136/
Mtsiro67131/
Mssiry67125/
McKire6799/
Mgcira6752/
McGire6718/
Msitry6717/
McKery6715/
McGery6714/
McUire6712/
Mqcira674/
McCery673/
Mgiros672/
Mcirha672/
McAire671/
McItre671/
McEray671/
McErio671/
McQire671/
Mchery671/
Mcqueiros671/
Mcirah671/
Mgirot671/
McErry670/
McIrer670/
McErey670/
McCire670/
McIree670/

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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
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  • 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 McIroy
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