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

The last name MacElwee is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname MacElwee is the 1,374,607^th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. MacElwee is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of MacElwee live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States MacElwee is most numerous in: Maryland, where 29 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

MacElwee Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of MacElwee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacElwee surname rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacElwee Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the MacElwee last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacElwee surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacElwee earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,591 CAD per year.