McIldowney Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
McIldowney Surname Definition:
McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.
McIldowney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
McIldowney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
McILDOUNEY: (Gaelic.) From Mac, son, gille, a youth, and doinne, brownishness;—the son of the brown—haired youth.
McIldowney Demographics
McIldowney Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McIldowney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McIldowney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McIldowney occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McIldowney? popularity and diffusion
The surname McIldowney is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of McIldowney are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 92,252. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Northern Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 43 percent are found and Spain, where 5 percent are found.
McIldowney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGildowney | 95 | 0 | / |
| McIlldowney | 95 | 0 | / |
| McGildowny | 90 | 0 | / |
| McLedowney | 90 | 0 | / |
| McKeldowney | 86 | 0 | / |
| McEldowny | 84 | 13 | / |
| McEldowne | 84 | 0 | / |
| McEldowneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| McEldownie | 80 | 1 | / |
| McEldownay | 80 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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