McElhenny Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
McElhenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 409 | 1:886,208 | 67,037 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 83 | 1:53,372 | 4,392 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:353,653 | 27,017 |
McElhenny Demographics
McElhenny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McElhenny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McElhenny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McElhenny is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McElhenny? popularity and diffusion
The surname McElhenny is the 630,290th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name is primarily found 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.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
McElhenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McElhenny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McElhenny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McElhenny surname are 13.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.78% registered to vote for the 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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