McEllis Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

McEllis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McEllis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McEllis Last Name Facts

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

McEllis is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McEllis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 103 percent of McEllis are found; 103 percent are found in North America and 103 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McEllis is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States McEllis is most frequent in: Michigan, where 30 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Indiana, where 18 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live.

McEllis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McEllis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McEllis surname rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McEllis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McEllis last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

McEllis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEllis9311/
McKellis930/
Machellis881/
McAllis865/
Macillis808/
Macelles801/
McLish77171/
Maclis77103/
MacGillis75323/
Moukellis754/
Machillis751/
McLeish715,690/
McClish711,548/
Macklis71227/
Maclish71134/
MacLise71114/
Mocklis7135/
MacLies7124/
MacLiss711/
Macluis711/
Maclhis711/
MacClis711/
McAlles710/
Macleish67499/
McCleish67200/
Macklish6755/
MacLiesh6714/
MacKellaich6711/
Makelles671/
Mocklais671/
MacIlles670/

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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 McEllis
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