McIlduff Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIlduff Surname Definition:

MACILDUF: Gaelic Mac Gille dhuidh, 'son of Dubh,' which see. David de Innerlunan, with the will and consent of Gillicrist Macgilliduffi, granted the monks of Beauly all his lands of Ouchter-Tarradale, 1275 (Beauly, p. 60). Gilbert Mc ilduf held a tenement in Dumfries, 1461 (Edgar, p.

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McIlduff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
England711:784,76142,668
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia581:465,44335,949
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McIlduff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILDUF: Gaelic Mac Gille dhuidh, 'son of Dubh,' which see. David de Innerlunan, with the will and consent of Gillicrist Macgilliduffi, granted the monks of Beauly all his lands of Ouchter-Tarradale, 1275 (Beauly, p. 60). Gilbert Mc ilduf held a tenement in Dumfries, 1461 (Edgar, p. 226). Three individuals named Meikilduff were residents in the parish of Buittle, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, 570), and John McKleduffe and Margaret is wife were listed as papists in the parish of Urr, 1705 (MCM., III, p. 413). The name is also recorded in Galloway in 1684 as M'llduff, Mickellduff, and M'Malduff (Parish).

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

Mac Giolla Dhuibh This is sometimes contracted to Duff in Co. Tyrone. Map Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McIlduff Last Name Facts

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

McIlduff is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlduff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 874,560th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of McIlduff reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in Scotland, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 44,615. In Scotland McIlduff is most prevalent in: North Lanarkshire, where 49 percent are found, West Lothian, where 25 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Scotland it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

McIlduff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIlduff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlduff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McIlduff surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McIlduff surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount McIlduff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning R 285,084 per year and in United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,353 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McIllduff941/
McKillduff890/
McElduff88427/
McLlduff881/
McLeduff880/
McKleduff820/
Mosleyduff671/

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