Eldowney Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Eldowney Surname

6,723,624^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Northern Ireland

Highest density in:

Northern Ireland

Eldowney Surname Definition:

MacIldoney, Mac Giolla Domhnaigh Co.

Derry. IF 128; MIF 253

Eldowney Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Northern Ireland	5	1:369,007	15,220
United States	2	1:181,229,466	1,556,795
New Zealand	1	1:4,528,323	55,372

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	1	1:24,375,369	195,128

Eldowney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

MacIldoney, Mac Giolla Domhnaigh Co.

Derry. IF 128; MIF 253

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

DNA test information

Eldowney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eldowney Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Eldowney occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldowney? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Eldowney is the 6,723,624^th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Eldowney are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 369,007. In Northern Ireland Eldowney is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Eldowny	93	0	/
Eldowiny	88	9	/
Eldwiney	88	1	/
El Doweny	82	9	/
Eldeweney	82	1	/
Eldewiney	82	1	/
Eldweny	80	489	/
Eldonya	80	336	/
Eldwany	80	183	/
Eltoney	80	183	/
Eldwiny	80	153	/
Aldoney	80	98	/
El Dony	80	3	/
Elidney	80	2	/
Eldonie	80	1	/
Eladone	80	1	/
Eldaney	80	0	/
Eouldowine	78	1	/
Eldon	77	1,798	/
Eldne	77	1	/
Eldiwany	75	606	/
Eldewiny	75	372	/
Eldewany	75	153	/
Eladonye	75	145	/
Eldweeny	75	9	/
Eledonye	75	5	/
Eladwany	75	4	/
Eldwenyi	75	4	/
El Adony	75	3	/
El Towne	75	1	/
Eladonyi	75	1	/
Eladonie	75	1	/
El Doune	75	1	/
El Toney	75	1	/
El-Dwiny	75	1	/
Eladonya	75	1	/
Eludowin	75	1	/
El Dwany	75	1	/
Eldoniya	75	1	/
Eltony	71	4,657	/
Eldine	71	1,275	/
El Diwany	71	254	/
Yeldon	71	178	/
Eldany	71	125	/
Eldion	71	56	/
Elidon	71	37	/
Eledoanya	71	30	/
Eladon	71	28	/
Eldwin	71	20	/
Oldone	71	16	/
El-Diwany	71	14	/
El Don	71	11	/
Aldone	71	8	/
Eldene	71	7	/
Aldony	71	5	/
Eldoon	71	5	/
Eledon	71	4	/
El Dewiny	71	4	/
Eldune	71	2	/
Elldon	71	2	/
El-Dewiny	71	2	/
Elodon	71	1	/
Ealdon	71	1	/
Eldona	71	1	/
El-Don	71	1	/
El Wadney	71	1	/
Elh Doune	71	1	/
Eldeny	71	1	/
Eldhne	71	1	/
Oldony	71	1	/
Euldon	71	1	/
Eltone	71	1	/
Elidianey	71	1	/
Ieldon	71	1	/
Oldney	71	0	/
Wheeldown	71	0	/
Aldney	71	0	/
Eltouny	67	1,912	/
El Adny	67	1,822	/
Wheldon	67	1,424	/
El Tony	67	1,276	/
Eldonia	67	1,131	/
El-Tony	67	398	/
El Dine	67	233	/
El-Dine	67	223	/
Eltoony	67	183	/
El Dany	67	130	/
Eladany	67	122	/
El Hadwany	67	60	/
Eldiwan	67	39	/
Oldwine	67	27	/
Elodine	67	19	/
Eldenie	67	14	/
Oldoine	67	12	/
Aldoune	67	11	/
Aldonya	67	10	/
Eladwan	67	9	/
El Aidouny	67	9	/
Elddine	67	8	/
Eliadne	67	8	/
Yelldon	67	4	/
Eledona	67	4	/
El Dwayneh	67	4	/
Aldiney	67	3	/
Eldonna	67	2	/
Eldehne	67	2	/
Aldoniy	67	2	/
Eldn	67	2	/
Elidoni	67	2	/
Eldewin	67	2	/
Ellidon	67	2	/
Eldinne	67	2	/
Ealdwin	67	1	/
Elawdon	67	1	/
Eldeyan	67	1	/
Eldhany	67	1	/
Elideny	67	1	/
Alidone	67	1	/
Yeldoni	67	1	/
Oladone	67	1	/
Eliddon	67	1	/
Ueldoni	67	1	/
Eltonay	67	1	/
El Douwani	67	1	/
El Edny	67	1	/
El Adouany	67	1	/
Eletney	67	1	/
Eladine	67	1	/
Eladwin	67	1	/
Eledine	67	1	/
Eledwin	67	1	/
Eldanie	67	1	/
Eldawan	67	1	/
El-Dawynie	67	1	/
Aldwine	67	1	/
Aldeney	67	1	/
Al Doweiny	67	1	/
Oelidon	67	1	/
Aldwyne	67	1	/
Eltonuy	67	1	/
Elatony	67	1	/
Eldaine	67	1	/
Eldnawy	67	1	/
Eliedne	67	1	/
Eltonya	67	0	/
Altoney	67	0	/
Aldawneh	63	1	/
Gildovna	50	1	/

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