McElvin Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

McElvin 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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McElvin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

McElvin 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)
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Sample size: 16 (2014)

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McElvin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McElvin is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McElvin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. McElvin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McElvin live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McElvin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States McElvin is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 52 percent are found, Colorado, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found.

McElvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McElvin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McElvin last name contracted 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McElvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McElvin last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

McElvin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElvain931,330/
McKelvin93699/
McLvin921/
McElvaine88292/
McAlvin8684/
McLevin8674/
McElven8655/
McElveen804,839/
McElwain804,467/
McIlvain801,744/
McCalvin80351/
McAlvain80204/
McKalvin801/
McKlevin801/
McIlvaine751,645/
McElwaine75572/
MacElwinn751/
McLewin7168/
McIlwain674,864/
McIlveen671,303/
McLlwain6746/
Mcalwain671/
McIlwaine631,426/
McLlwaine6316/
MacCluen5317/
MacKlewn530/
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