Meaning & origin
What it means
McRoy goes back to Irish Mac Rúaidh, meaning “son of Rúadh.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcroy’s family of names
In English usage, Mcroy as a surname has a related form in MCCROY. In English usage, Mcroy as a surname has a related form in MCCROY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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