McElderry

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

McElderry (plural McElderrys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElderry is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. McElderry is most common among White (77.33%) and Black/African American (16.59%) individuals.

Further reading

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