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

The surname McAlaney occurs most in Scotland. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 2,020,555^th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name McAlaney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of McAlaney live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 81,118. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 53 percent are found, South Lanarkshire, where 20 percent are found and North Lanarkshire, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Scotland it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

McAlaney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of McAlaney has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McAlaney last name contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McAlaney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McAlaney surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.