Mcvay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mcvay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mcvay family

Profession Census Frequency
School 30
Coal Miner Hewer 11
Labourer 4
At Home 3
Laundres 3
Woolcomber 3
Coal-miner Hewer 3
Coal Hewer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Housekeeper 2
Domestic Servant 2
Labourer Anglemaker 2
Tailor Cutter 2
Iron Worker 2
Coal Miner Putter 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Joiner 2
Labourer Chemical Worker 2
Machine Sewing Agent (sewing) 2
Miner Coal Hewer 2
Shipyard Labourer 2
Groom Gardener 1
Assoristed Assistant 1

Mcvay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mcevoy 67% 2,475
2 Mcavoy 67% 1,327
3 Mcvay 100% 1,114
4 Mcveigh 43% 822
5 Mcvey 80% 625
6 Mcvoy 80% 240
7 Mcavey 67% 181
8 Macavoy 57% 178

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The surname Mcvay is the 3rd most popular variant of Mcevoy.

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