McElray Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

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

McElray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

McElray Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElray has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McElray.

How Common Is The Last Name McElray? popularity and diffusion

McElray is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of McElray reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States McElray is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Mississippi, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.

McElray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElray surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McElray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McElray surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElray surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

McElray earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.83% more than the national average, earning $53,864 USD per year.

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McElray Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McElray
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