McEldowny Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
McEldowny Surname Definition:
McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.
McEldowny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
McEldowny 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.
McEldowny Demographics
McEldowny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McEldowny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McEldowny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McEldowny is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of McEldowny.
How Common Is The Last Name McEldowny? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McEldowny are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States McEldowny is primarily found in: Ohio, where 77 percent live, Arizona, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live.
McEldowny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McEldowny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McEldowny surname contracted 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McEldowny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McEldowny last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
McEldowny earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.23% less than the national average, earning $16,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McEldownay | 95 | 0 | / |
| McKeldowney | 90 | 0 | / |
| McEldowne | 89 | 0 | / |
| McIldowney | 84 | 21 | / |
| McEldowneh | 84 | 1 | / |
| McEldownie | 84 | 1 | / |
| McGildowny | 84 | 0 | / |
| McLedowney | 84 | 0 | / |
| McGildowney | 80 | 0 | / |
| McIlldowney | 80 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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