McEllhatton Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

McEllhatton Surname Definition:

MACILHATTON: Gaelic Mac Gille Chotain, 'son of (S.) Catan's servant.' Catan, a saint of whom little is known, was honored on the West Coast from Bute to Skye. We have Kilcattan in Bute and in Colonsay, Kilchattan in Luing and gigha, Ardchattan, and in Skye a cell of the Abbey of Inchaffray was said to have been previously a residence of S.

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McEllhatton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

McEllhatton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILHATTON: Gaelic Mac Gille Chotain, 'son of (S.) Catan's servant.' Catan, a saint of whom little is known, was honored on the West Coast from Bute to Skye. We have Kilcattan in Bute and in Colonsay, Kilchattan in Luing and gigha, Ardchattan, and in Skye a cell of the Abbey of Inchaffray was said to have been previously a residence of S. Catan. Ewen M'Gillecattan and Neil M'Gilhecattan witnessed a Lamont charter in 1465 (Lamont Inv., p. 19). Donald Mdlchattan in Clonarie, 1620 (Sastnes, II, 81). Patrick McIlhatten or McHilhattin was mortally wounded in Arran, 1672 (Just. Rec., II, p. 85), and John M'llhatton is in record in Foulis, 1670 (Dunblane). Lachlan Mc ilchatan, rebel in Saddell paroch, Kintyre, 1685 (Commons, p. 3). Jannet Mdlchattan in Inveraray, 1758. The surnames Hatton, Heaton, and Hutton, as current in Kintyre and other parts of Argyllshire, are abridged forms of this name. Makilhattane 1579.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Giolla Chatáin (W) A north Antrim and Derry name, sometimes contracted to Hatton. IF 306*

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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McEllhatton Demographics

McEllhatton Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 6 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McEllhatton Last Name Facts

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

The last name McEllhatton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McEllhatton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McEllhatton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McEllhatton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 100 percent are found.

McEllhatton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McEllhatton surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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McIllhatton9140/
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McEllattan861/
McLatton840/
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McIllaton800/
McLayton741/
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McLauton740/
McClaston707/
McClattan700/
McLauchton670/
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McLauthan600/
McClouston572/
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