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Mccoy

in the US

There are 85,269 people with the last name "Mccoy" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Mccoy 248
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  1. is 244th most common Silva
  2. is 245th most common Reid
  3. is 246th most common Davidson
  4. is 247th most common Walters
  5. is 248th most common Mccoy
  6. is 249th most common Sims
  7. is 250th most common Schultz
  8. is 251st most common May
  9. is 252nd most common Garrett

Most Common First Names for Mccoy

James, Michael, John, Robert, William, David, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Richard

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.

Recent Searches for "Mccoy" in the US

Since June 2009
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