McElvie Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

McElvie Surname Definition:

MACELVIE, Macelwee: Current forms of Mackelvie. which see. Found in Bute in 1656 as M'llwee (Hewison, II, p. 270).

McElvie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McElvie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACELVIE, Macelwee: Current forms of Mackelvie. which see. Found in Bute in 1656 as M'llwee (Hewison, II, p. 270).

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

McElvie Last Name Facts

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

McElvie is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElvie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McElvie is the 5,391,485th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McElvie are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McElvie is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 67 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live.

McElvie Last Name Statistics demography

McElvie earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.18% less than the national average, earning $27,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKelvie933,476/
McLevie8649/
McElvee863/
McAlvie860/
McKelvey8010,975/
McElvy77289/
MacKellve750/
McElwee715,863/
McKelvy711,999/
McAlvey71176/
MacLver7120/
Macleve711/
MacElwee67160/
Maikelvi677/
MacLevey672/
Maclevis671/

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