McEleney Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

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

McEleney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEleney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:865,05765,721
Ireland2231:21,1162,149
Northern Ireland1551:11,9031,772
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
England921:605,63136,119
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1451:30,5513,070
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McEleney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McEleney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McEleney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 517,348th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of McEleney live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

McEleney is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 865,057. In The United States McEleney is most common in: Massachusetts, where 38 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 35 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live.

McEleney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McEleney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McEleney last name grew 4,656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 154 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McEleney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McEleney last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McEleney surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McEleney earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.07% more than the national average, earning $85,492 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McEleney
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