McEldowny Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

McEldowny Last Name Facts

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

The surname McEldowny is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of McEldowny.

How Common Is The Last Name McEldowny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 McEldowny is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States McEldowny is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 77 percent reside, Arizona, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside.

McEldowny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McEldowny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McEldowny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McEldownay950/
McKeldowney900/
McEldowne890/
McIldowney8421/
McEldowneh841/
McEldownie841/
McGildowny840/
McLedowney840/
McGildowney800/
McIlldowney800/

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