McLevy Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLevy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland941:56,9564,742
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

McLevy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLevy is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLevy? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLevy is the 1,210,518th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of McLevy are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 56,956. In Scotland it is most common in: Glasgow City, where 51 percent live, Dundee City, where 14 percent live and Highland, where 10 percent live. Aside from Scotland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

McLevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLevy has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the McLevy last name grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 16 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLevy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McLevy last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount McLevy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning $33,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% more than the national average, earning $59,784 CAD 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
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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 McLevy
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