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Mccoy

in West Virginia

There are 1,832 people with the last name "Mccoy" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Mccoy 89
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  1. is 85th most common Simmons
  2. is 86th most common Richards
  3. is 87th most common Shaffer
  4. is 88th most common Lucas
  5. is 89th most common Mccoy
  6. is 90th most common Rogers
  7. is 91st most common Maynard
  8. is 92nd most common Hughes
  9. is 93rd most common Huffman

Most Common First Names for Mccoy

James, John, Robert, David, Mary, Donald, William, Michael, Betty, Charles

Meaning & History

Irish (Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’, an ancient personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. Thus it has the same origin as McGee, McKay and McKee.

FOREBEARS The McCoy clan of KY, led by Randolph McCoy, was involved in one of the bitterest mountain feuds, with the Hatfield clan of WV, from the Civil War to the end of the 19th century. The expression ‘the real McCoy’ probably originated with an American boxer, Norman Selby (1873–1940), who adopted the name “Kid McCoy” distinguish himself from another fighter of the same name.

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