McElwee

English

Alternative forms

• McElyea

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”).

Proper noun

McElwee (plural McElwees)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElwee is the 9074^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3602 individuals. McElwee is most common among White (85.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElwee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.