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Where Does The Last Name Melarkey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Melarkey is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melarkey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Melarkey is the 1,101,507^th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Melarkey is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Melarkey reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

Melarkey is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 16,185. Other than Northern Ireland it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Melarkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Melarkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melarkey surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Melarkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Melarkey surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Melarkey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.