How common is the surname McCoy?

110,744 people in the United States had the surname McCoy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,788 Americans. It ranked 278th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCoy?

Travie McCoy, American rapper and singer, followed by Horace McCoy.

Where is the surname McCoy most common?

Wikidata records people named McCoy in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce McCoy?

McCoy is /məˈkɔɪ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname McCoy getting more or less common?

More common. 106,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 110,744 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname McCoy

A surname, carried by 110,744 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məˈkɔɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCoy is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 110,744 people named McCoy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,788 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 106,481.

#278

rank among US surnames

110,744

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #258)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#269	Dean	114,030	2,708
#270	Sims	113,374	2,723
#271	Espinoza	112,154	2,753
#272	Howell	112,041	2,756
#273	Li	111,786	2,762
#274	Wong	111,371	2,772
#275	Reid	111,360	2,772

Who is named McCoy

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

67% of people named McCoy identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCoys

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Travie McCoy
American rapper and singer, born 1981
Horace McCoy
American writer (1897–1955)
Matt McCoy
American actor, born 1958
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891–1978)
Sandra McCoy
American actress, born 1979
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, born 1980
Gertrude McCoy
American actress (1890-1967)
Garry McCoy
Australian motorcycle racer, born 1972
Charlie McCoy
American musician, born 1941

Notable McCoys come mostly from the United States (22), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like McCoy

McCoy has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

How common is the surname McCoy?: 110,744 people in the United States had the surname McCoy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,788 Americans. It ranked 278th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCoy?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named McCoy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCoy?: Travie McCoy, American rapper and singer, followed by Horace McCoy.
Where is the surname McCoy most common?: Wikidata records people named McCoy in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce McCoy?: McCoy is /məˈkɔɪ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname McCoy getting more or less common?: More common. 106,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 110,744 in 2010, up 4.0%.
What are other spellings of McCoy?: Coy.