McElveen Surname

98,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,839 people bear this surname

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

McElveen Surname Definition:

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.

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McElveen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7961:75,5758,655
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Scotland181:297,43413,849
England131:4,286,005132,302
Wales121:257,87814,969
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

McElveen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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).

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

McElveen Last Name Facts

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

McElveen is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McElveen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,019th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,506,002 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElveen reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,796 people, or 1 in 75,575. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 36 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Louisiana, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McElveen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McElveen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 14 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McElveen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McElveen surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McElveen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $61,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElven9355/
McIlveen881,303/
McElvin8050/
McElvain751,330/
McKelvin75699/
McElvaine71292/
McLvin711/
McAlvin6784/
McLevin6774/
McElwain634,467/
McIlvain631,744/
McCalvin63351/
McAlvain63204/
MacCluen6317/
McKlevin631/
McKalvin631/
McIlvaine591,645/
McElwaine59572/
MacElwinn591/
McLewin5368/
McIlwain504,864/
McLlwain5046/
Makkluen504/
Mcalwain501/
MacKlewn500/

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