How common is the surname McElveen?

3,740 people in the United States had the surname McElveen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,552 Americans. It ranked 8,768th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McElveen?

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, American diplomat.

Where is the surname McElveen most common?

Wikidata records people named McElveen in the United States.

Is the surname McElveen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,740 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname McElveen

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,740 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M241

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McElveen is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhín (“son of the gentle lad”).

McElveen 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 3,740 people named McElveen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,552 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,683.

#8,768

rank among US surnames

3,740

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,761	Files	3,744	82,464
#8,763	Henn	3,743	82,486
#8,765	Sullins	3,741	82,530
#8,768	Wolfson	3,740	82,552
#8,770	Hine	3,738	82,596
#8,772	Partain	3,737	82,619
#8,773	Peer	3,736	82,641

Who is named McElveen

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

63% of people named McElveen identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McElveens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
American diplomat, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McElveen

McElveen has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McElveen come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhín (“son of the gentle lad”).
How common is the surname McElveen?: 3,740 people in the United States had the surname McElveen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,552 Americans. It ranked 8,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McElveen?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named McElveen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McElveen?: Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, American diplomat.
Where is the surname McElveen most common?: Wikidata records people named McElveen in the United States.
What type of surname is McElveen?: McElveen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McElveen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,740 in 2010, up 1.5%.