Explore the Family Name Mcaleavey

The meaning of Mcaleavey

Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Dhuinnshléibhe ‘son of Donnsléibhe’, a personal name meaning ‘chieftain (literally, brown one) of the mountain’. Compare Dunleavy. History: This is the name of an ancient and once powerful family in County Down, dispersed after the invasion of John de Courcy in 1177.

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How common is the last name Mcaleavey in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mcaleavey has seen a slight increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcaleavey had a rank of 73,931 which improved to 72,332 a decade later, marking a 2.16% increase in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 10.25%, from 244 in 2000 to 269 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of Mcaleaveys per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#72,332	2.16%
Count	244	269	10.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcaleavey

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mcaleavey. As of 2010, 95.17% of Mcaleaveys identified as White, up slightly from 94.67% in 2000. There was a significant decrease in the number of Mcaleaveys identifying as Hispanic, dropping from 4.10% in 2000 to just 2.23% in 2010. The census data for 2010 also shows that some Mcaleaveys began identifying as Black, a category that did not exist for this surname in 2000. However, there were no Mcaleaveys who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	95.17%	0.53%
Hispanic	4.1%	2.23%	-45.61%
Black	0%	2.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%