McRoy Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

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

McRoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McRoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1081:171,94417,341
England1531:364,17025,923
Australia1211:223,10521,260
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

McRoy (41) may also be a first name.

McRoy Last Name Facts

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

McRoy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McRoy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,787th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,051,736 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McRoy reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,108 people, or 1 in 171,944. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

McRoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McRoy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McRoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McRoy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McRoy are 1.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.6% registered to vote for the party.

McRoy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.74% less than the national average, earning $37,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCroy91523/
MacRoy9142/
Mcry896/
McRo893/
Macrooy8393/
MacKroy8329/
Moscroy833/
McRay801,377/
Macro801,356/
MacRy8090/
McRoe8031/
Mocry8026/
Mocro8013/
McRey8013/
McCro801/
Mckro801/
McCray7332,092/
Macray73183/
McCrey73117/
McKray7396/
Mockry7389/
Macrey7337/
MacRos7337/
Mcraye7324/
Mascro7311/
Macrio736/
MacKro736/
Mackry734/
MacRoe734/
Macroh733/
Mocrey733/
MacCry732/
Macrou731/
Makroy731/
Mocrro731/
Maycry731/
Maucry731/
Macrys731/
Mckrey731/
MacRod731/
Mocray731/
Moscrop671,179/
Mackrey6781/
Mockros6753/
Macrayo6738/
MacCray6726/
Moscrey6725/
MacRoss6714/
Mackray678/
Mockray677/
Mascrey672/
McRa672/
McCrray672/
Mascrop672/
MacRodt672/
Mascrro671/
Maskroy671/
MacKrys671/
Moscros671/
MacRowe671/
Macraya671/
Macraio671/
Macroud671/

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McRoy Reference & Research

Roy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Roy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McRoy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis