McElroy
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English
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Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh (“son of the red-haired lad”). See also gillaroo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
McElroy (plural McElroys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElroy is the 1446th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24668 individuals. McElroy is most common among White (78.93%) and Black/African American (15.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.