McElhaton Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
McElhaton 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcElhaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
McElhaton 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.
Mac Giolla Chatáin (W) A north Antrim and Derry name, sometimes contracted to Hatton. IF 306*
McElhaton Demographics
McElhaton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McElhaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McElhaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McElhaton is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McElhaton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of McElhaton are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequent in Scotland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 5,353,817. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 100 percent live. Outside of Scotland McElhaton exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.
McElhaton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McElhatton | 95 | 456 | / |
| MacElhatton | 90 | 4 | / |
| McEllhatton | 90 | 2 | / |
| McElhaten | 89 | 0 | / |
| McIlhaton | 89 | 0 | / |
| McElhattan | 84 | 304 | / |
| McIlhatton | 84 | 248 | / |
| McElhatten | 84 | 161 | / |
| McLehatton | 84 | 14 | / |
| McElhutton | 84 | 7 | / |
| MacElhatin | 84 | 0 | / |
| McElhotton | 84 | 0 | / |
| McIllhatton | 80 | 40 | / |
| McEllhatten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maceilton | 78 | 1 | / |
| McIlhaten | 78 | 0 | / |
| McIllaton | 78 | 0 | / |
| MacElatyn | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEldon | 75 | 50 | / |
| McIlhattan | 74 | 75 | / |
| McIlhatten | 74 | 17 | / |
| McIlhutton | 74 | 6 | / |
| McEllattan | 74 | 1 | / |
| McIlhattin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Maslaton | 71 | 237 | / |
| McEldoon | 71 | 43 | / |
| McEldany | 71 | 1 | / |
| McEldain | 71 | 1 | / |
| McIllhattan | 70 | 0 | / |
| McEldowny | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mazalaton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maslataon | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEldiony | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mhazelton | 67 | 0 | / |
| McEldowne | 67 | 0 | / |
| McEldonny | 67 | 0 | / |
| McEldoney | 67 | 0 | / |
| McQuiloton | 63 | 1 | / |
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