McCloy

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.

Proper noun

McCloy (plural McCloys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCloy is the 17182^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1648 individuals. McCloy is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCloy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.