McKoy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the McKoy family

The surname McKoy was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they trace their origins through Amhailgadh, brother of Flaitheartach on the Maguire pedigree. He was in turn ancestor of MacAodh. 1

This line was native Irish, not to be confused with the group who descend from Mary MacCoy, wife of Duncan Campbell, of Inverary, Scotland who settled in Ulster, part of the Plantation of Ireland. They held lands in Londonderry.

Early History of the McKoy family

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McKoy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCoy, MacCooey and others.

Early Notables of the McKoy family

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McKoy Ranking

In the United States, the name McKoy is the 5,118^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

McKoy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McKoy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Katharine McKoy, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1749 3
Mary McKoy, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1749 3

McKoy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George McKoy, aged 36, who arrived in New York in 1812 3

Contemporary Notables of the name McKoy (post 1700) +

Noel McKoy (1960-2022), British soul music singer from London who created, produced and presented the Dutch Pot new artist nights in London which ran for five years
Lorna McKoy, former West Indies cricketer
Olivia Celia McKoy (b. 1973), retired female javelin thrower from Jamaica
David McKoy (b. 1983), Canadian football wide receiver
Mark Anthony McKoy (b. 1961), former Canadian Olympic athlete
Nicholas Paul "Nick" McKoy (b. 1986), English footballer

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)