Given name & surname
Mcleroy
“son of the red-haired lad”
McLeroy is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McLeroy is a form of McElroy. McElroy goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning “son of the red-haired lad.”
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Where it comes from
McLeroy is a form of McElroy. McElroy comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcleroy’s family of names
In English usage, Mcleroy as a surname has a related form in McElroy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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