How common is the surname McCloy?

1,648 people in the United States had the surname McCloy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,346 Americans. It ranked 17,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McCloy?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McCloy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McCloy?

John J. McCloy, American lawyer and banker (1895-1989), followed by Helen McCloy.

Where is the surname McCloy most common?

Wikidata records people named McCloy in the United States.

Is the surname McCloy getting more or less common?

More common. 1,612 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,648 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname McCloy

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,648 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCloy is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.

McCloy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,648 people named McCloy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,346 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,612.

#17,182

rank among US surnames

1,648

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,436)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,176	Haslett	1,649	187,232
#17,182	Dauzat	1,648	187,346

Who is named McCloy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named McCloy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCloys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John J. McCloy
American lawyer and banker (1895-1989)
Helen McCloy
American writer (1904–1994)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCloy

McCloy has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Questions

Where does the surname McCloy come from?: Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.
How common is the surname McCloy?: 1,648 people in the United States had the surname McCloy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,346 Americans. It ranked 17,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCloy?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McCloy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McCloy?: John J. McCloy, American lawyer and banker (1895-1989), followed by Helen McCloy.
Where is the surname McCloy most common?: Wikidata records people named McCloy in the United States.
What type of surname is McCloy?: McCloy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCloy getting more or less common?: More common. 1,612 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,648 in 2010, up 2.2%.