McElroy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh (“son of the red-haired lad”).
Proper noun edit
McElroy (plural McElroys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElroy is the 1446th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24668 individuals. McElroy is most common among White (78.93%) and Black/African American (15.77%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.