McIlmoyle Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIlmoyle Surname Definition:

MACELMAIL, Macelmeel, Macelmoyle: Gaelic Mac Gille mhaoil. Rev. John MacElmail was appointed Catholic priest in Knoydart, 1884 (Blundell, Catholic Highlands, 1917, p. 82). Rev. John McElmoyle (d. 1938), born in Scotland, was known as the "marrying parson" of America's Gretna Green (Elkton, Maryland).

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McIlmoyle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3911:94,23410,282
Northern Ireland2221:8,3111,396
Scotland551:97,3426,721
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England421:1,326,62059,571
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McIlmoyle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACELMAIL, Macelmeel, Macelmoyle: Gaelic Mac Gille mhaoil. Rev. John MacElmail was appointed Catholic priest in Knoydart, 1884 (Blundell, Catholic Highlands, 1917, p. 82). Rev. John McElmoyle (d. 1938), born in Scotland, was known as the "marrying parson" of America's Gretna Green (Elkton, Maryland). Mc illemayll 1636. Mary Ncllvoil, 1704, appears in 1706 as Mor Nclllimoile. See under Macmillan.

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

McIlmoyle Last Name Facts

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

McIlmoyle is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlmoyle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 525,631st most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. The last name McIlmoyle is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of McIlmoyle are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 94,234. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 85 percent live, British Columbia, where 8 percent live and Alberta, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Canada McIlmoyle is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 36 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.

McIlmoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIlmoyle has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McIlmoyle last name expanded 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlmoyle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McIlmoyle last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McIlmoyle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmcilmoyle951/
McIllmoyle950/
McIlmoyl9476/
McElmoyle8981/
McLlmoyle896/
McIlmoil8282/
McLlmoyl825/
McLemoyl821/
McElmyle821/
McIlmale821/
McIlmayl820/
McElmoyel781/
McIlmal751/
McIlmail7191/
McElmoil710/
McIlmeal710/
McIllmail670/
McIlmaill670/

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