McVoy Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

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

McVoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McVoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5121:707,92855,905
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

McVoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McVoy occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of McVoy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McVoy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 579,404th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. McVoy is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McVoy are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 707,928. In The United States McVoy is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McVoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McVoy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McVoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States McVoy are 28.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.19% registered with the party.

McVoy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAvoy9110,107/
MacVoy9183/
McVeoy911/
Mecvoy911/
McVoye910/
McOvoy910/
McVaoy910/
Mcvo891/
Mcvy890/
MacAvoy83548/
Mc-Evoy8315/
McCavoy834/
MacOvoy833/
McAavoy832/
McHevoy831/
Mc'evoy831/
McKavoy830/
McKevoy830/
McCovoy830/
McAveoy830/
McGovoy830/
Mac Voy830/
McA Voy830/
MacKvoy830/
McVey8015,795/
McVay8011,542/
McFoy80158/
McAvy802/
McCvy801/
Mcofy801/
McViy800/
Mackavoy7734/
Mac-Evoy774/
Mac-Avoy771/
Mackevoy771/
Mc O Voy770/
MacHavoy770/
MacCavoy770/
Mcv7563/
Macfoy739,618/
McAvey73307/
MacVey73162/
Mcphoy73118/
MacVay73111/
McVeay7392/
McAvay7377/
McCovy7326/
Macovo735/
McOvey733/
McVaey733/
McKevy732/
McAvoi732/
Mecavo731/
McCvay731/
McCvey731/
Muchvo731/
McKvey731/
Mecvey731/
Mc-Vey731/
Magvoy730/
McVaye730/
McCavy730/
McKavy730/
McAvvy730/
McHovy730/
McGevy730/
McGovy730/
Mocavo730/
McVaay730/
McGvey730/
McGuvy730/
McAavo730/
McVeye730/
McVeyu730/
McGavy730/
McV Ay730/
McCovey67186/
Macquoy67107/
Machovo6768/
Makovoy6724/
MacOvey6721/
Machavo6715/
McCavey679/
Makevoy678/
McKevey676/
MacV675/
Mackfoy675/
Mccoyev675/
MacAvoi673/
McGeevy673/
McKovey673/
Mogovoy672/
MacAvey672/
McGavey672/
Mac-Vay672/
Makavoy672/
Macovio672/
Mcof672/
McGovey671/
Mchv671/
McKeivy671/
McOphoy671/
McAeavy671/
Migovoy671/
Mokovoy671/
McAviey671/
Macaveo671/
Macavou671/
Mac-Foy671/
McOffey671/
Mcav671/
Mucv671/
Mwcv671/
Mcvh671/
Mcwv671/
Mmcv671/
Macaivo671/
McHoffy670/
McKeavy670/
Mac Vey670/
MacAvay670/
McGeavy670/
Mac Vay670/
McAvvey670/
McCofey670/
MacKvay670/
McChevy670/
McGoovy670/
McCoffy670/
McGuvey670/
McGoffy670/
McKivey670/
McGuevy670/
McQivey670/
McQuevy670/
McGivey670/
McQuivy670/

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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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  • 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 McVoy
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