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McCoy Language(s) Gaelic Meaning "son of Aodh Region of origin Kintyre , Scotland and Connacht , Ireland Variant form(s) McKay , McKoy, McKey, McKee , McCay, McKie, McGee , Mac Aoidh , McHugh , Hughes, HayesFrequency Comparisons[ 1]
McCoy is a common surname of unrelated Scottish and Irish origin. It was anglicized into the Scottish name from the Irish McGee and McHugh surnames in Irish Mac Aodha.[ 2] Anglicisation of its Irish form Mac Aodha, meaning son of Aodh (a name of a deity [ 3] fire "[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
People
One of the families in the 19th century Hatfield-McCoy feud in Kentucky/West Virginia
Al McCoy (announcer) , American sports broadcasterAl McCoy (boxer) (1894–1966), middleweight champion boxerAlban McCoy (born 1951), British priest and writer, former Catholic Chaplain of Cambridge UniversityAlfred McCoy (American football) (1899–1990), American college sports coachAlfred W. McCoy , American author and scholar of the Asian heroin drug tradeAlice McCoy (politician) , member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.Andy McCoy , Finnish guitarist of Hanoi Rocks Barry M. McCoy , American physicistBob McCoy (1934–2016), American basketball player and coachBrian McCoy (1943–1975), Irish musician, trumpet playerCarl McCoy (born 1963), musicianCharlie McCoy (born 1941), American musicianClyde McCoy (1903–1990), American jazz trumpeterColt McCoy (born 1986), American football quarterbackDave McCoy (1915–2020), American businessman and skierElaine McCoy (1946–2020), Canadian senatorElijah McCoy (1844–1929), inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, cited as the inspiration for the phrase "The Real McCoy"Erik McCoy (born 1997), American football playerErnie McCoy (athletic director) (1904–1980), American collegiate athletic directorErnie McCoy (racing driver) , Formula One driverEthel Bergstresser McCoy (1893–1980), of New York CityFreddie McCoy (1932-2009), American soul-jazz vibraphonistFrederick McCoy (1823–1899), British palaeontologistGarry McCoy (born 1972), Australian motorcycle racerGeorge McCoy , author of a guide to sexual services in BritainGerald McCoy , American football playerGerry McCoy (born 1960), Scottish football playerHorace McCoy (1897–1955), American writerJack E. McCoy (1929-2014), American politicianJake McCoy (1942-2021), American hockey playerJanet J. McCoy , American administrator and politicianJason McCoy (born 1970), Canadian singer/songwriterJason L. McCoy (born 1971), Attorney, Mayor of the Town of Vernon, Connecticut PoliticianJelani McCoy (born 1977), American basketball playerJeremy McCoy , (born 1963), American-Canadian double bassist with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra John McCoy (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJoseph McCoy , 19th-century cattle baronJoseph H. McCoy (died 1897), Black American lynching victimKansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), American musicianKellen McCoy (born 1987), American basketball player and coachKevin McCoy (artist) (born 1967), American artistKevin McCoy (rector) , rector of the Pontifical North American College .Kid McCoy (1872–1940), boxer (born Norman Selby)LeRon McCoy (born 1982), American football wide receiverLeSean McCoy (born 1988), American football running backMarvin McCoy (born 1988), professional footballerMatt McCoy (actor) (born 1958), American actorMatt McCoy (American football) (born 1982), American football linebackerMatt McCoy (Iowa politician) , member of the Iowa Senate Mike McCoy (disambiguation) , multiple peopleObed McCoy (born 1997) West Indies cricket playerPapa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950), American musicianPaul McCoy , musicianRandolph McCoy of the Hatfield–McCoy feud , also called Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.Richard McCoy, Jr. , airplane hijackerRichard McCoy (politician) (1863–1942), Australian politicianRichard B. McCoy (died 1902), American politicianRico McCoy , American football playerRobert McCoy , member of the United States House of Representatives Robert Bruce McCoy , United States National Guard officerRose Marie McCoy (1922–2015), American songwriterSimon McCoy , British journalist and newsreaderStephen McCoy (1948–1989), American serial killerSteve McCoy , radio morning show hostSylvester McCoy (born 1943), Scottish actorTim McCoy (1891–1978), American actorTony McCoy , Irish National Hunt jockeyTravis McCoy , member of the hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes Van McCoy (1940–1979), music producer and songwriter Walter McCoy (disambiguation) , multiple peopleWilliam D. McCoy (1853–1893), American diplomatWilliam S. McCoy (1877–1948), American rum–runnerWilson McCoy (1902–1961), American artist and cartoonist
Fictional characters
Alice McCoy (Digimon) , in Digimon Tamers Danny McCoy , in Las Vegas , a TV seriesEbenezar McCoy , a mentor in the book series: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Dr. Henry "Hank" P. McCoy, aka 'Beast ' from Marvel Comics' X-Men
Jack McCoy , in the Law & Order Josie McCoy , in the Josie and the Pussycats Leonard McCoy , a doctor on Star Trek: The Original Series Ray McCoy, the main character of the 1997 video game Blade Runner
Sherman McCoy, in The Bonfire of the Vanities
Willie "Slim" McCoy, in the 1972 song "You Don't Mess Around with Jim " by Jim Croce
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