MacAvoy Name Origin and Family Crest

MacAvoy is how some branches of the McAvoy family came to write their name. In origin, the name means “The son of the yellow-haired Jad”. MacAvoy is listed among the recognised spellings of McAvoy. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

239 Americans were listed as MacAvoy in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

There is no single MacAvoy family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the MacAvoy surname pack.