How common is the surname McIlroy?

1,151 people in the United States had the surname McIlroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McIlroy?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McIlroy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McIlroy?

Douglas McIlroy, American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer.

Where is the surname McIlroy most common?

Wikidata records people named McIlroy in the United States.

Is the surname McIlroy getting more or less common?

More common. 1,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname McIlroy

An Irish surname, carried by 1,151 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McIlroy is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McElroy.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,151 people named McIlroy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,103.

#22,375

rank among US surnames

1,151

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,934)

Who is named McIlroy

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

94% of people named McIlroy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McIlroys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Douglas McIlroy
American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer, born 1932

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Ilroy

Surnames that sound like McIlroy

McIlroy has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McIlroy come from?: Variant of McElroy.
How common is the surname McIlroy?: 1,151 people in the United States had the surname McIlroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McIlroy?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McIlroy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McIlroy?: Douglas McIlroy, American computer scientist, mathematician, engineer, and programmer.
Where is the surname McIlroy most common?: Wikidata records people named McIlroy in the United States.
Is the surname McIlroy getting more or less common?: More common. 1,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of McIlroy?: Ilroy.