McElerney Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McElerney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElerney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150

McElerney Last Name Facts

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

McElerney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of McElerney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElerney? popularity and diffusion

The last name McElerney is the 5,057,639th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElerney reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McElerney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and North Carolina, where 27 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

McElerney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McElerney has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McElerney last name fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElerney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McElerney last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McElerney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElherney950/
McElherne8964/
McElarney8958/
McElearny890/
McIlerney890/
McIlearney841/
McIlerny820/
McElhorne781/
McIlarney780/
McIleherne740/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McElerney
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