McEvoy
English
Alternative forms
- McAvoy
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”) and Irish Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe, a patronymic originally from fíodhbhadhach (“woodman”).
Proper noun
McEvoy (plural McEvoys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McEvoy is the 6020th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5713 individuals. McEvoy is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- “McEvoy”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN