McElhiny Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
McElhiny Surname Definition:
MACELHINNEY: Of recent introduction from Ireland. From Ir, Mac Giolla Choinnigh, 'son of the servant of Kenneth.'
McElhiny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
McElhiny Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACELHINNEY: Of recent introduction from Ireland. From Ir, Mac Giolla Choinnigh, 'son of the servant of Kenneth.'
McElhiny Demographics
McElhiny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McElhiny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McElhiny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McElhiny is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McElhiny? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElhiny are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 100 percent are found.
McElhiny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McElhiny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElhiny last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McElhiny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McElhiny last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McElhinny | 94 | 745 | / |
| McElhinay | 94 | 1 | / |
| McElhainy | 94 | 0 | / |
| McElheiny | 94 | 0 | / |
| McElhinney | 89 | 3,257 | / |
| McElhioney | 89 | 0 | / |
| McElhinnay | 89 | 0 | / |
| McElheny | 88 | 970 | / |
| McIlhiny | 88 | 11 | / |
| McElhine | 88 | 3 | / |
| McEliney | 88 | 1 | / |
| McElhuny | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCelhinney | 84 | 1 | / |
| McElheinney | 84 | 1 | / |
| McHelhinney | 84 | 1 | / |
| McElhenny | 82 | 485 | / |
| McElheney | 82 | 432 | / |
| McIlhiney | 82 | 55 | / |
| McIlhinny | 82 | 12 | / |
| McElhunny | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElheany | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElhinna | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElhinne | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElhinie | 82 | 0 | / |
| McElainey | 82 | 0 | / |
| McEleny | 80 | 170 | / |
| Mciliny | 80 | 1 | / |
| McIlhinney | 78 | 143 | / |
| McElhinnie | 78 | 23 | / |
| McElehenny | 78 | 1 | / |
| McEalheney | 78 | 1 | / |
| McElheaney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McElhegney | 78 | 0 | / |
| McIlhainey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McElhenniy | 78 | 0 | / |
| McGellinay | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCeleny | 75 | 1 | / |
| McEleniy | 75 | 1 | / |
| McElheni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mchelini | 75 | 1 | / |
| McIlhuny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McElgine | 75 | 0 | / |
| McIlheny | 75 | 0 | / |
| McIlhenny | 71 | 701 | / |
| McElhenie | 71 | 186 | / |
| McIlheney | 71 | 7 | / |
| McElhenne | 71 | 1 | / |
| McEleaney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHeleney | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEilaine | 71 | 0 | / |
| McIlheany | 71 | 0 | / |
| McIlheeny | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGelline | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mceleni | 67 | 204 | / |
| McIlhenney | 67 | 136 | / |
| Mzeline | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mzelini | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGillinay | 67 | 0 | / |
| McElyne | 67 | 0 | / |
| McIlheaney | 67 | 0 | / |
| McJllhenny | 67 | 0 | / |
| McElhennie | 67 | 0 | / |
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