McIlwee Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

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

McIlwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McIlwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6121:592,25348,330
Northern Ireland1271:14,5282,004
England801:696,47639,547
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland301:178,4619,900
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales61:515,75523,171
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

McIlwee Last Name Facts

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

McIlwee is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McIlwee.

How Common Is The Last Name McIlwee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 444,963rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of McIlwee live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McIlwee is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 592,253. In The United States McIlwee is primarily found in: Nevada, where 26 percent are found, Virginia, where 15 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

McIlwee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McIlwee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McIlwee last name expanded 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McIlwee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McIlwee surname is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McIlwee surname are 28.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.27% registered with the political party.

The amount McIlwee earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $59,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macilwee9311/
McElwee865,863/
MacElwee80160/
MacKelwee750/
Mchilwa7110/
McElvee713/
Macleve711/
Makailwe6735/
MacLevey672/
Mayclebe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McIlwee
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