O'Coy Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

O'Coy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Coy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

O'Coy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Coy Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Coy is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Coy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of O'Coy are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 31 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 23 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Not including England O'Coy occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

O'Coy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Coy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the O'Coy surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ocoy891,327/
Oscoy80640/
Hocoy80107/
Ocoyo808/
Ocoye803/
Ochoy802/
Gocoy801/
Occoy801/
Ozcoy801/
Oco753,517/
Ocy7547/
Gocoyo73400/
Ochoyi7387/
Ochoyo7352/
Hocoya7339/
Hochoy7338/
Ochoya7311/
Otchoy738/
Hoscoy735/
O'Koye733/
O'Chay733/
Ochoye733/
Ochkoy731/
Gojcoy731/
O'Copp731/
Okcoye731/
O'Choe731/
Ockoye731/
Ockoyi731/
Gochoy730/
Osoy675,688/
Ocho674,682/
Ocay674,470/
Osco674,059/
Goco673,068/
Ocio671,737/
Ocop67986/
Ecoy67896/
Oyco67783/
Acoy67637/
Ocso67617/
Ocko67401/
Ocot67371/
Ocoo67370/
Ojoy67312/
Okoy67228/
Ocoh67197/
Occo67171/
Ocos67138/
Hoco67111/
Occy6751/
Ochy6749/
Ouco6748/
Ocod6735/
Ozco6733/
Oico6729/
Ocoa6724/
Ocou6718/
O'Scott6711/
Ocky677/
Oeco677/
Ocoi676/
Ozoy676/
Hocy673/
Hoochoy673/
Oozy672/
Ocoe672/
Ocoş672/
Ocuo672/
Ocey672/
Ohco672/
Hockoyo671/
Otco671/
Otchoye671/
Ogco671/
Ocuy671/
O'Couch671/
Odcy671/
Uoco671/
Ojcy671/
Ooco671/
Oocy671/
Ocqo671/
Ocsy671/
Oczy671/
Ocgo671/
Otcy670/

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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 O'Coy
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