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.
- barbmcgee2McEldowney Demographics
Average McEldowney Salary in
United States
$44,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McEldowney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McEldowney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McEldowney is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McEldowney? popularity and diffusion
McEldowney is the 238,256th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,330,093 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McEldowney are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 252,937. In The United States McEldowney is most numerous in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.
McEldowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McEldowney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McEldowney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McEldowney last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the political 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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