McElhenny Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

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

McElhenny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:886,20867,037
Australia491:550,93340,757
England261:2,143,00282,017
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

McElhenny Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElhenny is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhenny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 630,290th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. McElhenny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of McElhenny are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McElhenny is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

McElhenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElhenny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElhenny last name rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElhenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElhenny last name are 13.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount McElhenny earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning R 277,356 per year and in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,400 USD per year.

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McElhenny Reference & Research

McClenny FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McClenny FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 McElhenny
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