McIlreavey Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIlreavey Surname Definition:

MACILRAVIE, Macilheavie, Macilrevie, Macilhiach: which see. = John Makilreve, custodian and administrator of the chapel of the Rlessed Virgin at Casteldikis, Dumfries, 1537 (RMS., III, 2083; Edgar, p. 8).

McIlreavey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland891:20,7312,474
England201:2,785,90397,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290

McIlreavey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACILRAVIE, Macilheavie, Macilrevie, Macilhiach: which see. = John Makilreve, custodian and administrator of the chapel of the Rlessed Virgin at Casteldikis, Dumfries, 1537 (RMS., III, 2083; Edgar, p. 8).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McIlreavey Demographics

McIlreavey Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 10 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McIlreavey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McIlreavey occurs most in Northern Ireland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlreavey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 122 percent of McIlreavey are found; 122 percent are found in Northern Europe and 122 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name McIlreavey is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 20,731. In Northern Ireland McIlreavey is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Aside from Northern Ireland this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live.

McIlreavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McIlreavey last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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McIlreavy95173/
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McElrevey846/
McLlreavy844/
McLravy8215/
McIlriavie800/
McIlreevie800/
McElrevy788/
McLlravy785/
McIlrivy781/
McElreve780/
McElraevy7412/
McElreavi741/
McElrasvy740/
McElrathbey6722/
McElrewy670/
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