McIlrea Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

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McIlrea Surname Definition:

McIlrea Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	5	1:885,973	23,404

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Scotland	1	1:3,743,216	32,299

McIlrea 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

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McIlrea Demographics

McIlrea Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 5 (1901)

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Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
McIlreay	93	0	/
McIlreath	88	9	/
McIlree	86	230	/
McIlrae	86	26	/
McIlray	86	6	/
McIlrah	86	1	/
McIlroe	86	0	/
McIlrey	86	0	/
McIllree	80	185	/
McEelrea	80	4	/
McLreath	80	1	/
McIlraph	80	1	/
McGilray	80	1	/
McClerea	80	0	/
McIlreth	80	0	/
McKilrey	80	0	/
McIlry	77	7	/
McLray	77	1	/
McLree	77	1	/
McClre	77	1	/
McLrau	77	0	/
McElra	77	0	/
McElreath	75	1,266	/
McIlraith	75	556	/
McGillray	75	2	/
McElreaph	75	2	/
McGilrray	75	1	/
McIlraiph	75	1	/
McIlratch	75	1	/
Mgilreath	75	1	/
McClreath	75	0	/
McIllrach	75	0	/
McGillrey	75	0	/
McGilrrey	75	0	/
McIllreth	75	0	/
McElrue	71	63	/
McElray	71	45	/
McClere	71	15	/
McElrey	71	3	/
McElrae	71	2	/
McElrre	71	1	/
McIlriy	71	1	/
McIlraitch	71	1	/
McElrge	71	1	/
McClhre	71	1	/
McLrath	71	1	/
McLlree	71	1	/
Mcleray	71	1	/
McElroe	71	1	/
McClray	71	0	/
McClera	71	0	/
McLerre	71	0	/
McLraid	71	0	/
McIllriach	71	0	/
McElrie	71	0	/
McEllra	71	0	/
McKilry	71	0	/
McLerey	71	0	/
McIllroy	67	27	/
McElreth	67	7	/
McElraph	67	6	/
McLlrath	67	5	/
McElrast	67	5	/
McElreoy	67	4	/
McCleray	67	4	/
McGilroy	67	4	/
McKilroy	67	3	/
McElrach	67	3	/
McElraeh	67	3	/
McElresh	67	2	/
McElrauy	67	2	/
McLerath	67	2	/
McClrath	67	1	/
McKelrey	67	1	/
McElratt	67	0	/
McClerre	67	0	/
McHelrey	67	0	/
McClerey	67	0	/
McEllroe	67	0	/
McCelrey	67	0	/
McCelree	67	0	/
McElrhay	67	0	/
McKelrie	67	0	/
McLeroey	67	0	/
McLerrey	67	0	/
McEllrey	67	0	/
McIelroy	67	0	/
McEllray	67	0	/
McClerge	67	0	/
McEllree	67	0	/
McKelray	67	0	/

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