McKeveny Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

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

McKeveny Surname Definition:

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

McKeveny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McKeveny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variants usually of Keaveney and sometimes of Coveney, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McKeveny Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKeveny is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of McKeveny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeveny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKeveny reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 67 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside.

McKeveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKeveny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKeveny last name expanded 2,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKeveny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McKeveny surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKeveny surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

McKeveny earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,110 USD per year.

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