McAloney Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

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

McAloney Surname Definition:

MACALONIE: From Gaelic Mac gill' onfhaidh, 'servant of storm.' I saw this name on a shop sign in 1925. William Baine Mc Olonie was tenant of Skarrabolhs in Islay in 1686, and Duncan McAloney held a 5l. land there in the same year (Bk. Islay, p.

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McAloney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Australia421:642,75544,739
England271:2,063,63279,942
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

McAloney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACALONIE: From Gaelic Mac gill' onfhaidh, 'servant of storm.' I saw this name on a shop sign in 1925. William Baine Mc Olonie was tenant of Skarrabolhs in Islay in 1686, and Duncan McAloney held a 5l. land there in the same year (Bk. Islay, p. 492,516). See Macgillonie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McAloney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McAloney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAloney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname McAloney is primarily found in The Americas, where 147 percent of McAloney are found; 147 percent are found in North America and 147 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 72 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

McAloney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McAloney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McAloney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States McAloney are 4.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McAloney earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.63% more than the national average, earning $55,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $46,700 CAD per year.

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