McIldowie Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McIldowie Surname Definition:

MACALDOWIE, Macaldowy: Current forms of Macildowie which see.

McIldowie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia621:435,41534,362
Scotland321:167,3079,494
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland491:76,3924,290
England11:24,375,369195,128

McIldowie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACALDOWIE, Macaldowy: Current forms of Macildowie which see.

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

McILDOEY: From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and dhu, black; the son of the black youth.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

McIldowie Last Name Facts

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

McIldowie occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIldowie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of McIldowie live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 435,415. In Australia McIldowie is primarily concentrated in: Western Australia, where 39 percent reside, Victoria, where 35 percent reside and Queensland, where 26 percent reside. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 22 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.

McIldowie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McIldowie has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIldowie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount McIldowie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.61% more than the national average, earning R 790,416 per year and in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacIldowie9549/
McLldowie891/
McIlwaite789/
Macildo752/
Mocilote7117/
Moceildo713/
Maucilde711/
Maciledo711/
MacIldue710/
Macilotti6735/
Mocillado673/
MacIld671/
McEldey630/

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