McIlvanney Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McIlvanney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIlvanney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland561:95,6046,623
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652

McIlvanney Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIlvanney occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McIlvanney.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlvanney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. McIlvanney occurs mostly in Europe, where 101 percent of McIlvanney are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 95,604. In Scotland McIlvanney is mostly found in: East Ayrshire, where 70 percent live, South Ayrshire, where 16 percent live and Glasgow City, where 5 percent live. Apart from Scotland McIlvanney exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

McIlvanney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIlvanney has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McIlvanney surname grew 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIlvanney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McIlvanney
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