The mccoy Surname
mccoy Name Meaning and History
Irish (Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son
of Aodh’, an ancient personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally
the name of a pagan god. Thus it has the same origin as McGee,
McKay and McKee.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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