McIlree Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McIlree 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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McIlree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Scotland481:111,5387,348
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

McIlree 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

McIlree Last Name Facts

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

McIlree is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlree? popularity and diffusion

The surname McIlree is the 1,076,574th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McIlree reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McIlree is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Indiana, where 13 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

McIlree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McIlree has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 389 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIlree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McIlree last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount McIlree earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.93% less than the national average, earning R 176,016 per year; in United States they earn 35.87% more than the national average, earning $58,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.57% more than the national average, earning $58,910 CAD per year.

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