Explore the Family Name Mcelmurray

The meaning of Mcelmurray

Irish: 1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Muire ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (the Virgin) Mary’. This was the surname of a chieftain family in County Down. It is more commonly Anglicized as Gilmore. 2. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhura ‘servant of Saint Mura (of Fahan in Donegal)’. This was an ecclesiastical family in Armagh, no longer distinguishable from Mac Giolla Muire (see 1 above).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mcelmurray has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, Mcelmurray was ranked as the 57,849th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it dropped to the 61,123rd position, marking a decrease of 5.66%. However, the number of individuals bearing the name remained consistent at 329 for both years. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.12 to 0.11, indicating an 8.33% dip.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,849	#61,123	-5.66%
Count	329	329	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcelmurray

Turning to ethnic identity, the census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Mcelmurray identified as White, although there was a slight decline from 92.10% in 2000 to 90.58% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 5.47% to 6.38%, showing a rise of 16.64%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either year according to the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.1%	90.58%	-1.65%
Black	5.47%	6.38%	16.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%