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

MacElwee occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,374,607^th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of MacElwee reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States MacElwee is most frequent in: Maryland, where 29 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

MacElwee Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of MacElwee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacElwee last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacElwee Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacElwee last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with 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.