McAlvoy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McAlvoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McAlvoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

McAlvoy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McAlvoy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McAlvoy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of McAlvoy live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McAlvoy is most frequent in: Florida, where 67 percent reside and Tennessee, where 33 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent reside.

McAlvoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAlvoy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mcalvo921/
McAlvy920/
McCalvy8684/
McAlvay865/
McKalvy860/
McCalvey8066/
McKalvey8016/
McCalvay800/
McGalvey800/
McKelvoy800/
McAlve771/
McAlwy770/
McAlwey717/
McAluey716/
McAlway715/
Mcalves711/
McCalve710/
McColvy710/
McKelvay6719/
McCaluey675/
McCaulvi671/
McKelvuy671/
McCkelvy671/
McHaluey670/
McCalver670/
McCalway670/
McAllway670/
McKalvie670/
McKalwey670/
McCalvie670/
McKalbey670/
McColvey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McAlvoy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis