McEvoy

McEvoy (/ˈmækɪvɔɪ/; Irish: Mac Fhíobhuí or Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe or alternatively Mac Giolla Bhuidhe) is an Irish surname.^[1] It is closely related to the name McAvoy and with the placename Clandeboye, an anglicised version of Clann Fhiodhbhuidge. The name translates as either "son of the fair-haired lad" or "son of the woodsman", depending on the original Gaelic version referred to. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the MacEvoys were a chiefly family of the Oirghialla or Airgíalla tribe who were in turn from the Laigin tribe who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.^[2]

LanguageIrish language

Meaning"son of the yellow-haired lad" or "son of the woodsman"

Region of originIreland

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Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe, Mac Giolla Bhuidhe, McEvoy

Language	Irish language
Origin
Meaning	"son of the yellow-haired lad" or "son of the woodsman"
Region of origin	Ireland

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Notable people with the surname include:

• Ambrose McEvoy (1878–1927), English artist
• Andy McEvoy (1938–1994), Irish footballer
• Anne Marie McEvoy, American actor
• Barry McEvoy, Irish actor
• Ben McEvoy (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
• Brian McEvoy (born 1974), Irish hurler
• Cameron McEvoy (Born 1994), Triple Australian Olympic swimmer
• Charles McEvoy (1879–1929), British playwright
• Christopher McEvoy (1899–1953), English flying ace
• Don McEvoy (1928–2004), English footballer and manager
• Dorothy McEvoy (1910–1994), English cricketer
• Eleanor McEvoy (born 1967), Irish singer-songwriter
• Eugenie McEvoy (1879–1975), American artist
• Frederick McEvoy (1907–1951), Australian/British sportsman
• Harry McEvoy (1902–1984), British industrialist
• J. P. McEvoy (1897–1958), American comics writer
• James McEvoy (philosopher) (1943–2010), Irish philosopher
• Johnny McEvoy (born 1945), Irish singer
• Jonathan McEvoy (born 1989), English cyclist
• Kenny McEvoy (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
• Kerrin McEvoy, (born 1980), Australian jockey
• Lola McEvoy, British politician
• Lou McEvoy (1902–1953), American baseball player
• Mary McEvoy (born 1954), Irish actor
• Michael McEvoy (born 1956), Indian-born English cricketer
• Michael J McEvoy (born 1961), American screen composer
• Niamh McEvoy (Parnells Gaelic footballer)
• Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvester's Gaelic footballer)
• Peter McEvoy (1953–2025), English golfer
• Richard McEvoy (born 1979), English golfer
• Theodore McEvoy (1904–1991), British Royal Air Force air marshal
• Tom McEvoy (born 1944), American poker player and writer