McElveen

English

Alternative forms

• McIlveen

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhín (“son of the gentle lad”).

Proper noun

McElveen (plural McElveens)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElveen is the 8768^th 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.