McAvoy, MacAvoy or Mac-Avoy is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alex McAvoy (1928–2005), Scottish actor Andy McAvoy, English footballer Billy McAvoy, Northern Irish footballer Charlie McAvoy, American ice hockey defenseman Ciara McAvoy, Scottish artist Doug McAvoy (1939–2019), British trade union leader Doug McAvoy (footballer) (1918–1988), Scottish footballer Dylan McAvoy, fictional character from The Young and the Restless Édouard Georges Mac-Avoy (1906–1991), French artist and portraitist Francis S. McAvoy (1856–1926), American jurist Frank McAvoy (1875–?), Scottish professional footballer George McAvoy (baseball) (1884–1952), American baseball player George McAvoy (1931–1998), Canadian ice hockey player Gerry McAvoy, Northern Ireland guitarist Jack McAvoy, American football coach James McAvoy, Scottish actor Jess McAvoy, Australian musician Jock McAvoy (1908–1971), British boxer John McAvoy (disambiguation) May McAvoy (1899–1984), American actress Michael McAvoy (1871–1950), Scottish footballer with Darwen and St Mirren Nathan McAvoy, English rugby league player Paul MacAvoy (1934–2016), American economist R. A. MacAvoy, American author Thomas C. MacAvoy (1928–2015), former president of the Boy Scouts of America Thomas James McAvoy, American jurist Tom McAvoy (1936–2011), baseball pitcher Tommy McAvoy (1943–2024), Scottish politician Tony McAvoy, first Indigenous Australian QC and presenter of the 2021 Dr Charles Perkins Oration Walter C. McAvoy (1904-1990), American politician Wickey McAvoy (1894–1973), American professional baseball player William H. McAvoy, aviator William McAvoy (1884–1956), American college sports coach