Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Look up another surname
The coy Surname

coy Name Meaning and History

  1. Irish: reduced form of McCoy.
  2. English: nickname for a quiet and unassuming person, from Middle English, Old French coi, quei ‘calm’, ‘quiet’ (Latin quietus).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

The coy name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the coy family name as far back in history as possible.

coy Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add coy family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of coy Families in the US in 1920
Number of coy families
 126-250
 43-125		 1-42
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view coy census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for coy records.
  • You can see how coy families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search coy census records.

More resources for your coy family history

Start your FREE family tree. We'll start searching.

Enter a few simple facts about your family. We'll use what you enter to try and find more.

Begin your family tree with your name:


Member Connections

More Tools and Resources