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.

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 (teacher) (1930–2007), English educationist
• 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
• 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 (born 1953), 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