Mccoy Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Mccoy Family

10,777 Mccoy records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

10,777Records in our database

1836Earliest birth

6Documented families

5Biographies

See the Mccoy family trees →493 Mccoy families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

10,777 Mccoy records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,653 of 10,777)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Maranda Mccoy, born 1836, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

Mary295 William294 John282 James281 Robert229 Charles191 George115 Helen106 Ruth104 Margaret87 Donald85 Harold85

Documented families

Mccoy families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Mccoy family of Fayette CountyOhioStarts: Abraham McCoy and Margaret (Hoppes) McCoy (b. 1812)Most recent: Thomas Glenn Mccoy (b. 1886)

Family records from county histories (5)

James MccoyAdams County, OhioStarts: James MccoyMost recent: William A. McCoy Joseph D. MccoyPickaway County, OhioStarts: Joseph D. MccoyMost recent: Walter Newton McCoy, Lucy McCoy, Mary McCoy William A. Mccoy 1830 to 1867Adams County, OhioStarts: James McCoyMost recent: James H. McCoy James S. Mccoy 1819 to 1899Cooper County, MissouriStarts: James S. Mccoy (b. 1819), from PennsylvaniaMost recent: Edwin J. McCoy, H. B. McCoy, Lizzie B. McCoy William A. Mccoy b. 1836Medina County, OhioStarts: John McCoy & Rebecca FreebornMost recent: Minnie D. McCoy, Okie E. McCoy, Henry A. McCoy

The earliest Mccoys in the county histories

W. H. C. MccoyBorn 1828, Deer Creek Township August JOMadison County, Ohio Moses H. MccoyBorn 1828Van Wert County, Ohio William M. MccoyBorn 1832, Washington countyDecatur County, Indiana Thomas J. MccoyBorn 1835, Grass TownshipPerry County, Indiana William MccoyBorn 1835, Mifflin countyRichland County, Ohio William MccoyBorn 1836, Wadsworth TownshipMedina County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

493 Mccoy families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

41 Mccoy death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

31 Mccoy people in 17 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

George W. MccoyBorn 1851 · Fayette County, Ohio Frank MccoyBorn 1863 · Fayette County, Ohio Charles C. MccoyBorn 1869 · Fayette County, Ohio Elmer MccoyBorn 1884 · Fayette County, Ohio Thomas Glenn MccoyBorn 1886 · Fayette County, Ohio

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Common questions

Mccoy genealogy: FAQ

Where were Mccoy ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 10,777 Mccoy records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,653), then Ohio (2,393) and Illinois (1,322).

How far back does the Mccoy family tree go?

The earliest Mccoy birth in our database is 1836: Maranda Mccoy, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 493 Mccoy family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Mccoy family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Mccoy family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.