McElevee Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McElevee Surname Definition:

MACELVIE, Macelwee: Current forms of Mackelvie. which see. Found in Bute in 1656 as M'llwee (Hewison, II, p. 270).

McElevee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

McElevee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACELVIE, Macelwee: Current forms of Mackelvie. which see. Found in Bute in 1656 as M'llwee (Hewison, II, p. 270).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McElevee Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElevee occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McElevee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElevee are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McElevee is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McElevee is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 100 percent reside.

McElevee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McElevee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElevee surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElevee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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