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    The surname McElyea

    An Irish surname, carried by 2,008 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M240

    McElyea: #14,783 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McElyea #14,783, 2,008 people McElyea: #14,783 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McElyea #14,783, 2,008 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McElyea is more common than 90.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Perhaps a variant of McElwee.

    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 2,008 people named McElyea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,758 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,963.

    #14,783
    rank among US surnames
    2,008
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #14,077)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,775Secrist2,010153,605
    #14,781Bibi2,009153,681
    #14,783Gilyard2,008153,758
    #14,787Malan2,007153,834

    Who is named McElyea

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

    94% of people named McElyea identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McElyea

    McElyea has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McElyea come from?
    Perhaps a variant of McElwee.
    How common is the surname McElyea?
    2,008 people in the United States had the surname McElyea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,758 Americans. It ranked 14,783rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McElyea?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McElyea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname McElyea getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,008 in 2010, up 2.3%.