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    The surname McEvilly

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 519 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M214

    McEvilly: #41,886 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McEvilly #41,886, 519 people McEvilly: #41,886 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McEvilly #41,886, 519 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McEvilly is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Mhílidh (“son of the knight”), from míleadh (“knight”).

    McEvilly 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 519 people named McEvilly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 508.

    #41,886
    rank among US surnames
    519
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #40,552)

    Who is named McEvilly

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

    94% of people named McEvilly identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    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 McEvilly

    McEvilly has the Soundex code M214, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M214.

    Other Irish surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname McEvilly come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Mhílidh (“son of the knight”), from míleadh (“knight”).
    How common is the surname McEvilly?
    519 people in the United States had the surname McEvilly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. It ranked 41,886th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McEvilly?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McEvilly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McEvilly?
    McEvilly is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McEvilly getting more or less common?
    More common. 508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 519 in 2010, up 2.2%.