# McEvoy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcevoy/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,713 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,020 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 54,043 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (5,499 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## 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”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McEvoy 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McEvoy in Australia and the United States.

## People named McEvoy

- Cameron McEvoy, Australian swimmer
- Tom McEvoy, American poker player

## Similar surnames

McVey, McVay, McAvoy, McCabe, McAfee, Mosby, McBee, McPhee, McAbee, McFee, McGuffey, Macphee.

## 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.