# McCoy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccoy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 110,744 |
| US rank (2010) | 278 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,788 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (106,481 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈkɔɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Coy |

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCoy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCoy in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

## People named McCoy

- Travie McCoy, American rapper and singer
- Horace McCoy, American writer (1897–1955)
- Matt McCoy, American actor
- Tim McCoy, American actor and television host (1891–1978)
- Sandra McCoy, American actress
- Van McCoy, American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979)
- Harry McCoy, American actor (1889-1937)
- Kid McCoy, American boxer (1872-1940)
- Maimie McCoy, British actress
- Gertrude McCoy, American actress (1890-1967)
- Garry McCoy, Australian motorcycle racer
- Charlie McCoy, American musician

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

McCay, McKoy, Mejia, Moss, McGee, Mack, Massey, Meza, McKee, Mays, McKay, Mackey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.