MacElroy Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacElroy Surname Definition:

Gaelic Mac 'Illerualdh (MacGhille ruaidh), 'son of the red haired lad. An old surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire (Paterson, II, p. 87). Michael M'Gilrey was a tenant in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). Donald M'Gilleroi was a notary public in 1465 (Lamont, 19), and Ade M'Gilroy was tenant of Eglisisdane and Balnegregane, 1480 (ER.

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MacElroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Australia461:586,86342,409
England51:11,143,612252,590
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

MacElroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic Mac 'Illerualdh (MacGhille ruaidh), 'son of the red haired lad. An old surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire (Paterson, II, p. 87). Michael M'Gilrey was a tenant in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). Donald M'Gilleroi was a notary public in 1465 (Lamont, 19), and Ade M'Gilroy was tenant of Eglisisdane and Balnegregane, 1480 (ER., IX, p. 564). Michael Mak Gilroy, bailie of Are, 1488, appears in 1500 as M'Ylroye, and there was a mass for the soul of Nicholas M'Ylroy in Ayr, 1500 (Ayr, p. 92,95, 96). Donald Makgilroy, witness in Rothesay, 1529, is probably Donald Makgilroy or M'Gilroye, witness in Rute, 1545 and 1548 (RMS., III, 820; IV, 49,273), and John M'Gilroy was attorney in Perth, 1545 (Rollok, 40). Elleis Maldlrow signed the Rand of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66). Gilleis M'IIroy in Kincardin, Inverness, was fined for resetting Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p, 629). James M'IIroy was retoured heir of Walter M'Iroy in Kincardine, 1636 (Retours, Clackmannan, 16). The Black Book of Taymouth has the form M'Oulroy under the year 1638, but this is more probably for earlier Mac Mhaoil ruaidh. With omission of the apostrophe we have the current surname Milhoy, which see. It is also shortened to Roy accerding to Trotter (Galloway gossip-Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 213). The following spellings are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McElroy, Mclllory, Mcllrie, McKebae, McKilrae, McKilrea, McKilroy, McLeroy, McLroy, Meikleroy, and Micklroy.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of the red youth.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacElroy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacElroy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name MacElroy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacElroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 874,560th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. MacElroy is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of MacElroy are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

MacElroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacElroy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacElroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the MacElroy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacElroy are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

MacElroy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,534 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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MacKelroy943/
MacHelroy940/
McElroy9336,172/
MacLroy930/
Macilroy88105/
MacLeroy8823/
McElroye8820/
Makelroy8816/
MacLlroy884/
MacElray880/
MacKlroy880/
Malroy8663/
McLroy869/
McElro862/
MacKleroy821/
Mockelroy820/
MacKilroy820/
McIlroy805,626/
McLeroy802,189/
Mallroy8010/
Mailroy802/
Maclero801/
Mealroy801/
MacLery800/
Maulroy800/
Malry77290/
Malro7716/
McKleroy75186/
MacElree7545/
Mazelrod757/
MacLerio754/
MacLerry752/
MacElrea752/
MacClery751/
MacIelreyes741/
Malray71156/
Malrey7134/
MacElrath7134/
Mallry717/
Malroj711/
Malrou711/
Malroi711/
Mailry711/
Malros711/
Molroy710/
Maylry710/
McElrea67395/
Malroux67265/
McElree67220/
MacKelrath678/
Malroit678/
Matilro674/
Malriya674/
McLerry672/
Makelri671/
MacElreath671/
MacGillray671/
Mallray671/
Malrout671/
Matlery671/
Macleri671/
Malraye671/
Majelra671/
MacKelratt670/
Meilrey670/
Mallrey670/
Mailrey670/
Mailroe670/
Mailery670/

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