McLavey Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McLavey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England201:2,785,90397,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McLavey Last Name Facts

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

McLavey occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McLavey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLavey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of McLavey are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States McLavey is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 37 percent are found, Washington, where 24 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found.

McLavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLavey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLavey last name rose 771 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLavey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McLavey surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

McLavey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,596 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 McLavey
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