McIlvar Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIlvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIlvar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia911:296,65626,074
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland181:297,43413,849
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England11:24,375,369195,128

McIlvar Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIlvar is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlvar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of McIlvar live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 296,656. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 80 percent live, South Australia, where 12 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Outside of Australia McIlvar is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 49 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

McIlvar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McIlvar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlvar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

McIlvar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 McIlvar
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