McElmeel Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

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

McElmeel Surname Definition:

MACELMAIL, Macelmeel, Macelmoyle: Gaelic Mac Gille mhaoil. Rev. John MacElmail was appointed Catholic priest in Knoydart, 1884 (Blundell, Catholic Highlands, 1917, p. 82). Rev. John McElmoyle (d. 1938), born in Scotland, was known as the "marrying parson" of America's Gretna Green (Elkton, Maryland).

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McElmeel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Ireland271:174,4057,679
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1581:28,0372,919
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

McElmeel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACELMAIL, Macelmeel, Macelmoyle: Gaelic Mac Gille mhaoil. Rev. John MacElmail was appointed Catholic priest in Knoydart, 1884 (Blundell, Catholic Highlands, 1917, p. 82). Rev. John McElmoyle (d. 1938), born in Scotland, was known as the "marrying parson" of America's Gretna Green (Elkton, Maryland). Mc illemayll 1636. Mary Ncllvoil, 1704, appears in 1706 as Mor Nclllimoile. See under Macmillan.

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

Though Woulfe treats them as synonyms MacElmeel and MacElmoyle are in fact distinct names.

The latter, modern variants of which are MacIlmoyle, MacIlmoil and Macklemoyle, is from the Irish Mac Giolla Mhaoil (maol, bald); it is fairly numerous in Cos. Antrim and Derry. MacElmeel, on the other hand, is confined to Co. Monaghan and the adjoining part of Co. Tyrone. Outside that area the variants MacMeel and MacMeal are occasionally found.

As far back as records are available, MacElmee1 has always been an Oriel name and its identity with Mac Giolla Mhichil is confirmed by the fact that in the Co. Monaghan hearth money rolls we find the man returned as Phelim MacIlmeele in 1663 called Phelim MacIlmichele two years later. This name means son of the devotee of St. Michael; it has also been anglicized as MacMichael. In that form it is found in the more northerly parts of Ulster.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Giolla Mhichil Co. Monaghan. Distinct from MacElmoyle, which is Mac Giolla Mhaoil, of Antrim and Derry. SIF 63

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McElmeel Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElmeel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McElmeel? popularity and diffusion

McElmeel is the 758,524th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of McElmeel are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 1,023,895. In The United States McElmeel is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 31 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.

McElmeel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElmeel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McElmeel surname increased 932 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElmeel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McElmeel last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElmeel surname are 26.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.82% registered with the party.

McElmeel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,890 USD per year.

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