MacCoy Family Crest & Name History

Records tie MacCoy closely to McCoy.

Its meaning, shared with McCoy, is “Son of Aodh ("fire")”. Before spelling was fixed, McCoy was also written MacCoy. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Mackey.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to McCoy and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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