McElroy

English

Alternative forms

• McIlroy, McLeroy

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh (“son of the red-haired lad”). See also gillaroo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmækl̩ˌɹɔɪ/

Proper noun

McElroy (plural McElroys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElroy is the 1446^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.

Anagrams

• Cromley