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    The surname McEldowney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,002 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M243

    McEldowney: #24,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McEldowney #24,838, 1,002 people McEldowney: #24,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McEldowney #24,838, 1,002 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEldowney is more common than 84.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Giolla Dhomhnaigh (“son of the lad of the Sunday”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).

    McEldowney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,002 people named McEldowney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 979.

    #24,838
    rank among US surnames
    1,002
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #24,037)

    Who is named McEldowney

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named McEldowney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    McEldowney has the Soundex code M243, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M243.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McEldowney come from?
    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Giolla Dhomhnaigh (“son of the lad of the Sunday”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).
    How common is the surname McEldowney?
    1,002 people in the United States had the surname McEldowney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McEldowney?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McEldowney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is McEldowney?
    McEldowney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McEldowney getting more or less common?
    More common. 979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, up 2.3%.
    What are other spellings of McEldowney?
    Downey.