McElhenney Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

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

McElhenney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:998,50973,813
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland651:68,1525,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

McElhenney Last Name Facts

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

McElhenney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhenney? popularity and diffusion

The last name McElhenney is the 777,192nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. McElhenney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McElhenney live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McElhenney is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 998,509. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 34 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

McElhenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McElhenney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McElhenney surname increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElhenney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McElhenney last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

McElhenney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.28% less than the national average, earning $35,262 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 McElhenney
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