McElveen
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhín (“son of the gentle lad”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElveen is the 8768th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3740 individuals. McElveen is most common among White (62.59%) and Black/African American (34.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElveen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.
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