How common is the last name Mccoy?

107,288 people in the United States have the last name Mccoy, about 1 in 2,786. It ranks #287 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MCCOY

#287

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
107,288
About
1 in 2,786
This common or more
26.1%
Who bears it

Of the 107,288 people with the last name Mccoy, 64.5% reported their origin as White, 25.9% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mccoy

#285 Espinoza · 108,031#286 Howell · 107,414#288 Hanson · 106,689#289 Luna · 106,387

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mccoy, most common first.

#4,421 Mckoy · 7,783#11,843 Mccay · 2,527#68,789 Mccoo · 308#107,024 Mcoy · 177#142,049 Mcgoy · 120

Also a first name

As a first name, Mccoy ranks #6,548 of 53,615, with 2,440 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 314 births. See Mccoy as a first name

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