McAleavey Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAleavey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAleavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Northern Ireland2001:9,2251,500
England1801:309,54523,336
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

McAleavey Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAleavey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAleavey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 551,387th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of McAleavey live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McAleavey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States McAleavey is primarily found in: New York, where 27 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 35 percent reside and England, where 31 percent reside.

McAleavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAleavey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McAleavey last name rose 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 65 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAleavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McAleavey surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States McAleavey are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.57% being registered with the political party.

McAleavey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning $55,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAleavy94376/
McAlevey94198/
McAlavey94100/
McAleaviy891/
McCaleavy891/
McAleevey890/
McAlevy88240/
McAlavy8834/
McAlevay822/
McAlivey820/
McAllevy820/
McAlevee820/
McKelevey784/
McColeavy781/
McAleouey780/
McAleby751/
McKelevy716/
McCalebe711/
McAlaway710/
McAliver710/
McAlleby710/
McAlibey710/
McColgave670/
McAullive670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McAleavey
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