Family name history help?

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LaDiDaDi

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Does anyone know where the surname Maynard originated from?
or the name McRoy or Macaroy or MacRoy or some variation of the spelling? I was told it was an Irish name, but I'm not sure.
 
Maynard Name Meaning and History
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Continental Germanic personal name Mainard, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’

Mcroy Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Rúaidh, a patronymic from the personal name or byname Rúadh ‘red’.
 
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