McElroi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

McElroi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElroi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McElroi Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElroi is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McElroi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. McElroi occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McElroi are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McElroi is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland McElroi is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Northern Ireland it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

McElroi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElroi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElroi last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 McElroi
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