McCelhinney Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McCelhinney Surname Definition:

MACELHINNEY: Of recent introduction from Ireland. From Ir, Mac Giolla Choinnigh, 'son of the servant of Kenneth.'

McCelhinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

McCelhinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACELHINNEY: Of recent introduction from Ireland. From Ir, Mac Giolla Choinnigh, 'son of the servant of Kenneth.'

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

McCelhinney Last Name Facts

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

McCelhinney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McCelhinney.

How Common Is The Last Name McCelhinney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCelhinney reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McCelhinney is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live.

McCelhinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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