McIllroy Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIllroy Surname Definition:

MACILRIE: Thomas Makilbrie (an error), servitor to Ninian Neven in Shetland, 1624, appears in the same year as Machilrie, and Thomas McChillrie, chapman, was a witness at Skallowaybanlds, 1626 (OSS., I, 52, 96,152). Duncan M'lllrie in Kartaren, parish of Balquhiddor, 1704 (Dunblane).

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McIllroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

McIllroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILRIE: Thomas Makilbrie (an error), servitor to Ninian Neven in Shetland, 1624, appears in the same year as Machilrie, and Thomas McChillrie, chapman, was a witness at Skallowaybanlds, 1626 (OSS., I, 52, 96,152). Duncan M'lllrie in Kartaren, parish of Balquhiddor, 1704 (Dunblane). Janet M'llrae in Drimilling, 1628 (Dumfries). Donald M'llraw in Balliwilling denounced rebel, 1675 (HP., I, p. 296). Another current form of Macilriach.

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

MACILROY, Macelroy: Gaelic Mac 'Illerualdh (MacGhille ruaidh), 'son of the red haired lad. An old surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire (Paterson, II, p. 87). Michael M'Gilrey was a tenant in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lvi). Donald M'Gilleroi was a notary public in 1465 (Lamont, 19), and Ade M'Gilroy was tenant of Eglisisdane and Balnegregane, 1480 (ER., IX, p. 564). Michael Mak Gilroy, bailie of Are, 1488, appears in 1500 as M'Ylroye, and there was a mass for the soul of Nicholas M'Ylroy in Ayr, 1500 (Ayr, p. 92,95, 96). Donald Makgilroy, witness in Rothesay, 1529, is probably Donald Makgilroy or M'Gilroye, witness in Rute, 1545 and 1548 (RMS., III, 820; IV, 49,273), and John M'Gilroy was attorney in Perth, 1545 (Rollok, 40). Elleis Maldlrow signed the Rand of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66). Gilleis M'IIroy in Kincardin, Inverness, was fined for resetting Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p, 629). James M'IIroy was retoured heir of Walter M'Iroy in Kincardine, 1636 (Retours, Clackmannan, 16). The Black Book of Taymouth has the form M'Oulroy under the year 1638, but this is more probably for earlier Mac Mhaoil ruaidh. With omission of the apostrophe we have the current surname Milhoy, which see. It is also shortened to Roy accerding to Trotter (Galloway gossip-Kirkcudbrightshire, p. 213). The following spellings are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McElroy, Mclllory, Mcllrie, McKebae, McKilrae, McKilrea, McKilroy, McLeroy, McLroy, Meikleroy, and Micklroy.

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

(Gaelic.) From Mac, gille, and ruadh, red—haired;—the son of the red—haired young man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McIllroy Last Name Facts

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

McIllroy occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIllroy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname McIllroy is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of McIllroy reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England McIllroy is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 59 percent are found, Greater London, where 29 percent are found and Somerset, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

McIllroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McIllroy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McIllroy last name declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McIllroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McIllroy last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

McIllroy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.51% more than the national average, earning $84,792 USD per year.

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