McCoy (surname)
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| Language(s) | Gaelic |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "son of Aodh" |
| Region of origin | Kintyre, Scotland and Ulster, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | McKay, McKoy, McKey, McKee, McCay, McKie, McGee, Mac Aoidh, McHugh, Hughes, Hayes |
| Frequency Comparisons[1] | |
McCoy is a common surname of Scottish origin in the lands of Kintyre and then Irish (Gallowglass) origin. It is an Anglicisation of its Irish form Mac Aodha, meaning son of Aodh (a name of a deity[2] in Irish mythology and an Irish word for "fire"[3]). It is particularly found in Ulster (Counties Antrim, Armagh and Monaghan) where many settled around the 13th century, having been Gallowglasses, and also in counties Limerick and Cork. Aoidh and Mac Aoigh were sometimes Anglicised as Hugh and McHugh.
People[]
- One of the families in the 19th century Hatfield-McCoy feud in Kentucky/West Virginia
- Al McCoy (announcer), American sports broadcaster
- Al McCoy (boxer) (1894–1966), middleweight champion boxer
- Alban McCoy (born 1951), British priest and writer, former Catholic Chaplain of Cambridge University
- Alfred McCoy (American football) (1899–1990), American college sports coach
- Alfred W. McCoy, American author and scholar of the Asian heroin drug trade
- Alice McCoy (politician), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
- Andy McCoy, Finnish guitarist of Hanoi Rocks
- Barry M. McCoy, American physicist
- Brian McCoy (1943–1975), Irish musician, trumpet player
- Bob McCoy (1934–2016), American basketball player and coach
- Carl McCoy, musician
- Charlie McCoy (born 1941), American musician
- Clyde McCoy (1903–1990), American jazz trumpeter
- Colt McCoy (born 1986), American football quarterback
- Dave McCoy (1915–2020), American businessman and skier
- Elaine McCoy (born 1946), Canadian senator
- Elijah McCoy (1844–1929), inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler
- Erik McCoy (born 1997), American football player
- Ernie McCoy (athletic director) (1904–1980), American collegiate athletic director
- Ernie McCoy (racing driver), Formula One driver
- Ethel Bergstresser McCoy (1893–1980), of New York City
- Freddie McCoy (1932-2009), American soul-jazz vibraphonist
- Frederick McCoy (1823–1899), British palaeontologist
- Garry McCoy (1972–), Australian motorcycle racer
- George McCoy, author of a guide to sexual services in Britain
- Gerald McCoy, American football player
- Gerry McCoy (born 1960), Scottish football player
- Horace McCoy (1897–1955), American writer
- Jack E. McCoy (1929-2014), American politician
- Jake McCoy (1942-2021), American hockey player
- Janet J. McCoy, American administrator and politician
- Jason McCoy (1970–), Canadian singer/songwriter
- Jason L. McCoy (1971– ), Attorney, Mayor of the Town of Vernon, Connecticut Politician
- Jeremy McCoy, (1963– ), American-Canadian double bassist with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Jelani McCoy (born 1977), American basketball player
- Joseph McCoy, 19th-century cattle baron cited as the inspiration for the phrase "The Real McCoy"
- Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), American musician
- Kellen McCoy (1987–), American basketball player and coach
- Kevin McCoy (artist) (1967–), American artist
- Kevin McCoy (rector), rector of the Pontifical North American College.
- Kid McCoy (1872–1940), boxer (born Norman Selby)
- LeRon McCoy (1982–), American football wide receiver
- LeSean McCoy (1988–), American football running back
- Marvin McCoy (born 1988), professional footballer
- Matt McCoy (actor)
- Matt McCoy (American football) (1982–), American football linebacker
- Matt McCoy (Iowa politician), member of the Iowa Senate
- Mike McCoy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul McCoy, musician
- Papa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950), American musician
- Randolph McCoy of the Hatfield–McCoy feud, also called Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
- Richard McCoy, Jr., airplane hijacker
- Rico McCoy, American football player
- Robert Bruce McCoy, United States National Guard officer
- Robert McCoy, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Rose Marie McCoy (1922–2015), American songwriter
- Simon McCoy, British journalist and newsreader
- Stephen McCoy (1948–1989), American serial killer
- Steve McCoy, radio morning show host
- Sylvester McCoy (1943–), Scottish actor
- Tim McCoy (1891–1978), American actor
- Tony McCoy, Irish National Hunt jockey
- Travis McCoy, member of the hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes
- Van McCoy (1940–1979), music producer and songwriter
- Walter R. McCoy (1880–1952), stamp collector from New York City
- William D. McCoy (1853–1893), American diplomat
- William S. McCoy (1877–1948), American rum–runner
- Wilson McCoy (1902–1961), American artist and cartoonist
Fictional characters[]
- Alice McCoy (Digimon), in Digimon Tamers
- Danny McCoy, in Las Vegas, a TV series
- Ebenezar McCoy, a mentor in the book series: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
- Dr. Henry "Hank" P. McCoy, aka 'Beast' from Marvel Comics' X-Men
- Jack McCoy, in the Law & Order TV series
- Josie McCoy , in the Josie and the Pussycats franchise
- Leonard McCoy, a doctor on Star Trek: The Original Series
- Ray McCoy, the main character of the 1997 video game Blade Runner
- Sherman McCoy, in The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Willie "Slim" McCoy, in the 1972 song "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" by Jim Croce
References[]
- ^ "McCoy Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ^ "Aodh - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "aodh - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
See also[]
- General McCoy (disambiguation)
- Senator McCoy (disambiguation)
External links[]
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