McElvane Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
McElvane Surname Definition:
MACCOILVAYNE: Duncan Mc Coilvayne was fined for reset of Clan Gregor in 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 632) = Mac Dhomhnuill bhain, 'son of Donald the fair.' Not a patronymic.
McElvane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
McElvane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCOILVAYNE: Duncan Mc Coilvayne was fined for reset of Clan Gregor in 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 632) = Mac Dhomhnuill bhain, 'son of Donald the fair.' Not a patronymic.
MACGILVANE, Macilvain, Macilvaine, Macilvane, Macilvean, Macilwaine, MACKILVAIN: Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, 'son of the servant of S. Beathin' (Bean). Thomas Makgilvane was a tenant under Douglas in the barony of Buittle, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lix). John Mcilmeyne was a witness in Dumfries, 1477 (Edgar, p. 227). Gilbert Makilmeyn de Grummat, 1503 (RSS., I, 947). Allan McYlveine de Grumet who appears as bailie of the Abbey of Crossraguel in 1523 (Crossraguel, I, p. 71) is Alan Makilwene, juror on assize in the bailliary of Carrick, 1532 (RMS., III, 1196). Alane Maldlvane follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Gilbert Macywene and Allan Macywene of Grumett are in record, 1546 (ALHT., VIII, p. 202), and Patrick M'llvayne was heir of Gilbert M'llvayne of Grummet who was killed in battle of Fawsyde, 1547 (Retours, Ayr, 1). Mr Rollo Makylmenaeus who translated the Logike of Peter Ramus, published in London, 1574, may have been Ronald Macllmeine who appears as a student at St. Andrews University in 1566 as Rolandus M'Kilwein, in 1569 as Renaldus Makilmain, and as Rollandus Machilmane in 1570 (ERUS.). He was probably a member of the family Macilvain of Grumet or Grummet in Carrick. John M'Kilvane and John M'Kilven were two of M'Nachtane's soldiers shipped at Lochkerran, 1627 (Archaeologia Scotica, III, p. 254). Gilbert M'llwyand had sasine of two merklands of Multouns, Galloway, 1674 (M'Kerlie, I, p. 171). Margaret M'llmeane appears at Carsbratt in 1628 (Dumfries), and Uexandsr Milmine in Sautcroft, 1790 (Wigtown). Makilvene, M'Gilweane, McIlveane, Makilwyane, Mekilwaine; in 1684 the name is spelled Mclllvain, McElvain, McIllveyan, Mcllweian, Mcllweine, Mcllwain, McKelvain, McKilweyan, McKilwyan (Parish).
McElvane Demographics
Average McElvane Salary in
United States
$43,160 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McElvane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McElvane Come From? nationality or country of origin
McElvane occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McElvane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name McElvane is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElvane live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States McElvane is primarily found in: California, where 71 percent are found, Colorado, where 6 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 6 percent are found.
McElvane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McElvane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McElvane last name fell 61 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McElvane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McElvane last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McElvane last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
McElvane earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year.
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