McElwee
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”).
Proper noun
McElwee (plural McElwees)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElwee is the 9074th 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.