McElory Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

McElory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

McElory Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElory is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElory? popularity and diffusion

McElory is the 1,428,594th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElory reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

McElory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElory has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElory last name expanded 165 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McElory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States McElory are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

The amount McElory earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning $28,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.11% less than the national average, earning $39,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacElory933/
MacKelory880/
McAlary71549/
Macelari6718/
Macalary672/
Maccelari6321/
Machelari637/
Makhelary631/
Maceliari631/
McHillary630/
MacGillary592/
MacGilliary561/
Mchalari5312/
Maqelara536/
Makelare534/
Makelara532/
Machilari501/
Makelaris501/

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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 McElory
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