McElhation Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McElhation Surname Definition:

MACILHATTON: Gaelic Mac Gille Chotain, 'son of (S.) Catan's servant.' Catan, a saint of whom little is known, was honored on the West Coast from Bute to Skye. We have Kilcattan in Bute and in Colonsay, Kilchattan in Luing and gigha, Ardchattan, and in Skye a cell of the Abbey of Inchaffray was said to have been previously a residence of S.

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McElhation Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

McElhation Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILHATTON: Gaelic Mac Gille Chotain, 'son of (S.) Catan's servant.' Catan, a saint of whom little is known, was honored on the West Coast from Bute to Skye. We have Kilcattan in Bute and in Colonsay, Kilchattan in Luing and gigha, Ardchattan, and in Skye a cell of the Abbey of Inchaffray was said to have been previously a residence of S. Catan. Ewen M'Gillecattan and Neil M'Gilhecattan witnessed a Lamont charter in 1465 (Lamont Inv., p. 19). Donald Mdlchattan in Clonarie, 1620 (Sastnes, II, 81). Patrick McIlhatten or McHilhattin was mortally wounded in Arran, 1672 (Just. Rec., II, p. 85), and John M'llhatton is in record in Foulis, 1670 (Dunblane). Lachlan Mc ilchatan, rebel in Saddell paroch, Kintyre, 1685 (Commons, p. 3). Jannet Mdlchattan in Inveraray, 1758. The surnames Hatton, Heaton, and Hutton, as current in Kintyre and other parts of Argyllshire, are abridged forms of this name. Makilhattane 1579.

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

McElhation Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McElhation Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElhation is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McElhation click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhation? popularity and diffusion

The last name McElhation is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname McElhation occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McElhation live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

McElhation is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England McElhation is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside.

McElhation Last Name Statistics demography

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

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McElhaten840/
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McIlhaten740/
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