McElmurry Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

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

McElmurry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElmurry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9881:366,86132,603
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

McElmurry Last Name Facts

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

McElmurry is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElmurry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 365,146th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. McElmurry occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElmurry are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 988 people, or 1 in 366,861. In The United States McElmurry is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Bolivia, where 0 percent reside.

McElmurry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElmurry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 592 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElmurry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McElmurry surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElmurry surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.27% being registered to vote for the party.

McElmurry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning $40,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElmurray95471/
MacElmurray901/
McKlemurry84150/
McElmore7153/
MacKelmore630/
McLemore5913,852/
MacLemore5631/
MacKlemore5310/
MacClemore531/
MacKlemoore500/

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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 McElmurry
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