McElevey Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McElevey Surname Definition:

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

McElevey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McElevey 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)

McElevey Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElevey occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElevey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McElevey is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 119 percent of McElevey reside; 112 percent reside in Northern Europe and 112 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name McElevey is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 87,859. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Northern Ireland it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and England, where 27 percent reside.

McElevey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElevey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElevey surname declined 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElevey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McElevey last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

McElevey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning $68,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McElevey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis