McEleroy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McEleroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEleroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

McEleroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEleroy is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of McEleroy.

How Common Is The Last Name McEleroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. McEleroy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 150 percent of McEleroy reside; 150 percent reside in North America and 150 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McEleroy is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is mostly found in: Alberta, where 75 percent reside and Ontario, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

McEleroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McEleroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McEleroy surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 McEleroy
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