McEldowney Surname

238,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname

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

McEldowney Surname Definition:

McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.

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McEldowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4331:252,93724,011
Northern Ireland2591:7,1241,247
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Australia801:337,44628,659
England411:1,358,97760,528
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1851:23,9452,637
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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 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.

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