The McElveen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,740 people carried this name — #8,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,683 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McElveen surname

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

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McElveen» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McElveen in American newspapers,
1903–1907.

Newspaper page from Abilene Weekly Reflector carrying the name McElveen
Abilene Weekly Reflector 1907-03-14
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name McElveen
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1903-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

McElveen in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1940s.

20 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McElveen. The most, 9, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 11
New South Wales 7
ACT (Canberra) 1
Queensland 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McElveen.

Who carried it

People named McElveen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pryor McElveen
    Pryor McElveen 1881–1951 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McElveen,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States176 records

176 records of the McElveen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 119
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene McElveen

    Born 1924 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Jackson Columbia; driver from Florence County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Florence National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James McElveen

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Celtic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles P. McElveen

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1941, died 1997; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 176 records for McElveen in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the McElveen name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John McElveen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Ellen Stuart, aged 25; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur P. McElveen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1873 aboard the Eaton Hall, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for McElveen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the McElveen name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas McElveen

    Buried in 1953 at Strathblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 69.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. McElveen

    Manchester Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 3 records for McElveen in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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