# McElyea (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcelyea/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,008 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,783 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 153,758 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (1,963 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Perhaps a variant of McElwee.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McElyea in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

McCauley, McElwee, McClay, McKeel, MacAuley, McCawley, Maxwell, Mosley, McCall, Michael, McGill, Michel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.