McElhill Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

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

McElhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1621:11,3891,726
England891:626,04636,944
Scotland501:107,0767,147
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1391:31,8703,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

McElhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElhill is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McElhill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 176 percent of McElhill are found; 176 percent are found in Northern Europe and 176 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 11,389. Beside Northern Ireland this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 50 percent reside and Scotland, where 28 percent reside.

McElhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElhill has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McElhill surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElhill last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

McElhill earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McIlhill880/
Mshelil671/
M'Kheilile563/
Mjelele5393/
Mselele5310/
Msilile534/
Mzelele532/
Mkelele532/
Mshelele501/
Mkhelele501/

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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 McElhill
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