McElhearn Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

McElhearn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McElhearn Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElhearn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhearn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElhearn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 67 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and Kentucky, where 2 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.

McElhearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElhearn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElhearn surname rose 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElhearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McElhearn last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElhearn surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

McElhearn earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.85% more than the national average, earning $60,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElhern9416/
McElearn940/
McElherne8964/
McIlhearn890/
McHelhern890/
McElharen890/
McElherren840/
McElherrin840/
McIlhern820/
McIlherin780/
McIleherne740/
McEliorin670/
McIlerrin560/

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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 McElhearn
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