Explore the Family Name Mcelhiney

The meaning of Mcelhiney

Irish: variant of McElhinney.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mcelhiney has seen a slight decline over the years. In 2000, the surname ranked as the 29,840th most popular in the United States and was represented by about 743 individuals, translating to a proportion of 0.28 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the surname dropped to the 32,203rd rank. The count of individuals with the Mcelhiney surname also decreased slightly to 716, reducing the proportion to 0.24 per 100,000. This represents a change of -7.92 in rank and -3.63 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#32,203	-7.92%
Count	743	716	-3.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.24	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcelhiney

The ethnic identity associated with the Mcelhiney surname is predominantly white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 94.89% of those with the surname identified as white, which saw a negligible decrease to 94.69% by 2010. There was no record of any Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native affiliations for this surname during these years. Interestingly, the decade saw a small increase in individuals identifying as two or more races, from 0.94% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic dropped slightly from 2.96% to 2.65%. Moreover, the year 2010 saw the emergence of a small percentage (0.70%) of individuals with this surname identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.89%	94.69%	-0.21%
Hispanic	2.96%	2.65%	-10.47%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.68%	78.72%
Black	0%	0.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%