McEldowney Surname
Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname
McEldowney Surname Definition:
McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.
Read More About This SurnameMcEldowney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,433 | 1:252,937 | 24,011 |
| Northern Ireland | 259 | 1:7,124 | 1,247 |
| New Zealand | 126 | 1:35,939 | 6,159 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 185 | 1:23,945 | 2,637 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
McEldowney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.
User-submitted Reference
McEldowney, when spelled exactly this way, is an Anglicization of Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, or 'son of the servant of the church'. Its origin is almost exclusively Northern Irish, and specifically, from County Derry.
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McEldowney Religious Adherence
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McEldowney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McEldowney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McEldowney occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of McEldowney.
How Common Is The Last Name McEldowney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 238,256th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,330,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McEldowney reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,433 people, or 1 in 252,937. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.
McEldowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McEldowney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McEldowney last name increased 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McEldowney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McEldowney surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McEldowney last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McEldowney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.62% less than the national average, earning $36,457 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacEldowney | 95 | 18 | / |
| McEldowny | 95 | 13 | / |
| McEldowne | 95 | 0 | / |
| McEldoney | 95 | 0 | / |
| McIldowney | 90 | 21 | / |
| McEldowneh | 90 | 1 | / |
| McEldoweny | 90 | 1 | / |
| McEldownie | 90 | 1 | / |
| McEldownwy | 90 | 1 | / |
| McEldownay | 90 | 0 | / |
| McEldouney | 90 | 0 | / |
| McEldooney | 90 | 0 | / |
| McEldonney | 90 | 0 | / |
| MacKeldowny | 86 | 0 | / |
| McEldaweney | 86 | 0 | / |
| McIlldowney | 86 | 0 | / |
| MacLedowney | 86 | 0 | / |
| McEldiony | 84 | 0 | / |
| McEldonny | 84 | 0 | / |
| McEldon | 82 | 50 | / |
| McEldny | 82 | 0 | / |
| McEldenney | 80 | 0 | / |
| McEldoon | 78 | 43 | / |
| McEldany | 78 | 1 | / |
| McIldone | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacIldownie | 76 | 0 | / |
| McEldenny | 74 | 1 | / |
| McIlldown | 74 | 0 | / |
| McElden | 71 | 2 | / |
| McEldin | 71 | 1 | / |
| McIldoon | 67 | 76 | / |
| McEldeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| McEldain | 67 | 1 | / |
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