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

The surname McAlavey is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name McAlavey is the 1,849,867^th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of McAlavey reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McAlavey is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 43 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 29 percent reside and Fife, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Scotland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 18 percent reside.

McAlavey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of McAlavey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McAlavey surname expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAlavey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAlavey last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

McAlavey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.47% more than the national average, earning $83,482 USD per year.