Explore the Family Name Mcelfresh

The meaning of Mcelfresh

Scottish (Western Isles): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Bhris, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of (Saint) Bricius’. This was the name of a 5th-century Gaulish saint whose cult was popular in Scotland in the 12th–14th centuries.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mcelfresh has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held rank 12,682, but by 2010, it fell slightly to 13,551, indicating a drop in usage by 6.85%. Interestingly, the count of people with this surname remained steady at 2,237 during this period. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a minor decline from 0.83 to 0.76, a change of -8.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,682	#13,551	-6.85%
Count	2,237	2,237	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.76	-8.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcelfresh

On the ethnicity front, data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that individuals identified as being White formed the largest group within those bearing the surname Mcelfresh in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this group's percentage from 97.27% to 95.53%. Meanwhile, there were notable increases in the Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics, with changes of 115.29%, 100.00%, and 116.13% respectively. The Two or more races category also saw an increase of 18.37% over these years. Conversely, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a slight dip from 0.31% to 0.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	95.53%	-1.79%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.83%	115.29%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.16%	18.37%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0.67%	116.13%
Black	0.27%	0.54%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.27%	-12.9%