MacElroy Family Name and Heraldry

Many MacElroy families will find their roots under McElroy, the form most records use. Taken at its root, MacElroy points to “Son of the red-haired lad”.

MacElroy coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named MacElroy, so the heraldry linked to McElroy is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

Records show MacElroy as one of the forms McElroy took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: MacIlroy, McIlroy and Gilroy.

Get the complete MacElroy report, with a museum-style coat of arms.