McElreavey Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

McElreavey Surname Definition:

MACILRAVIE, Macilheavie, Macilrevie, Macilhiach: which see. = John Makilreve, custodian and administrator of the chapel of the Rlessed Virgin at Casteldikis, Dumfries, 1537 (RMS., III, 2083; Edgar, p. 8).

McElreavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England81:6,964,757184,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113

McElreavey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILRAVIE, Macilheavie, Macilrevie, Macilhiach: which see. = John Makilreve, custodian and administrator of the chapel of the Rlessed Virgin at Casteldikis, Dumfries, 1537 (RMS., III, 2083; Edgar, p. 8).

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

McElreavey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElreavey is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McElreavey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 111 percent of McElreavey reside; 109 percent reside in Northern Europe and 109 percent reside in British Isles.

McElreavey is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 24,933. In Northern Ireland McElreavey is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

McElreavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McElreavey last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElreavey surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

McElreavey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.85% more than the national average, earning $56,891 USD per year.

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