MacIlroy Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Looking for a MacIlroy coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Family name meaning

MacIlroy is an established spelling of the Irish surname McElroy. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of the red-haired lad”.

Records show MacIlroy as one of the forms McElroy took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: McIlroy, MacElroy and Gilroy.

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