McCloy
English edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.
Proper noun edit
McCloy (plural McCloys)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCloy is the 17182nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1648 individuals. McCloy is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCloy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.