McElyea

English

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of McElwee.

Proper noun

McElyea (plural McElyeas)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElyea is the 14783^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2008 individuals. McElyea is most common among White (94.37%) individuals.

Further reading

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