McRoy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Rúaidh (“son of Rúadh”), a byname from ruadh (“red”).
Proper noun
McRoy (plural McRoys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McRoy is the 16273rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1772 individuals. McRoy is most common among White (65.58%) and Black/African American (27.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McRoy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.