McElvain Surname

288,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname

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

McElvain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElvain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3301:272,52625,550
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3691:136,09412,926

McElvain Last Name Facts

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

The last name McElvain occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElvain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 288,408th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,479,358 people. The last name McElvain is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of McElvain are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 272,526. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent are found.

McElvain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McElvain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElvain surname grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElvain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McElvain last name are 17.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.72% registered to vote for the political party.

McElvain earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElvaine94292/
McElvin9350/
McElwain884,467/
McIlvain881,744/
McKelvin88699/
McAlvain88204/
McElvine8824/
McLvin861/
McIlvaine821,645/
McElwaine82572/
MacEllvan823/
MacLlvain821/
McAlvin8084/
McLevin8074/
McElven8055/
MacKlevain780/
MacKelwain780/
McIlwain754,864/
McElveen754,839/
McCalvin75351/
McLlwain7546/
McKlevin751/
MacElwan751/
Mcalwain751/
McKalvin751/
McIlwaine711,426/
McElwayne7148/
MacIlwain7147/
MacEllven7140/
McLlwaine7116/
MacElwinn711/
MacLlwain711/
MacLewain710/
MacHeluan710/
MacKlwain710/
McLewin6768/
MacLuan6714/
Macllwaine673/
MacKlevane670/
MacKlewain670/
MacKelwane670/

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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
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  • 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 McElvain
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