McElhone Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

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

McElhone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElhone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:485,21941,025
Northern Ireland2811:6,5661,183
England2641:211,05318,115
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Scotland491:109,2627,254
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales161:193,40812,484
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1651:26,8482,845
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

McElhone Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElhone is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McElhone? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,422nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of McElhone live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McElhone is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 485,219. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 23 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

McElhone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElhone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElhone surname rose 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McElhone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McElhone surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElhone surname are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount McElhone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.41% more than the national average, earning R 571,308 per year; in United States they earn 15.95% more than the national average, earning $50,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $48,760 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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