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UK surname

Mcalees

In the 1881 census there were 14 people recorded with the Mcalees surname, ranking it #31,604 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 98, ranked #31,470, up from #31,604 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to No data. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Manchester, Greenock Town Centre and East Central and Greenock West and Central.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mcalees is 106 in 2008. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 600.0%.

1881 census count

14

Ranked #31,604

Modern count

98

2016, ranked #31,470

Peak year

2008

106 bearers

Map years

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2006 to 2006

Key insights

  • Mcalees had 14 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #31,604 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 98 in 2016, ranked #31,470.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 38 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Mcalees surname distribution map

The map shows where the Mcalees surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Mcalees surname density by area, 2006 modern.

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Timeline

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Mcalees over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 12 #31,134
1861 historical 13 #32,208
1881 historical 14 #31,604
1891 historical 38 #31,330
1901 historical 25 #31,259
1911 historical 8 #32,903
1997 modern 84 #29,106
1998 modern 90 #28,920
1999 modern 91 #28,937
2000 modern 88 #29,284
2001 modern 88 #29,056
2002 modern 100 #27,944
2003 modern 95 #28,536
2004 modern 102 #27,637
2005 modern 104 #27,369
2006 modern 101 #28,125
2007 modern 105 #27,868
2008 modern 106 #28,016
2009 modern 100 #29,597
2010 modern 102 #29,930
2011 modern 97 #30,552
2012 modern 99 #30,442
2013 modern 97 #31,239
2014 modern 99 #31,186
2015 modern 96 #31,624
2016 modern 98 #31,470

Geography

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Where Mcalees' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around No data. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Manchester, Greenock Town Centre and East Central, Greenock West and Central and Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 No data No data

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Manchester 044 Manchester
2 Greenock Town Centre and East Central Inverclyde
3 Greenock West and Central Inverclyde
4 Inverkip and Wemyss Bay Inverclyde
5 Manchester 047 Manchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mcalees

These lists show first names that appear often with the Mcalees surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mcalees

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mcalees, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Mcalees surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Mcalees household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Mcalees is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mcalees is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mcalees falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

1
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mcalees is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mcalees, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

FAQ

Mcalees surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mcalees surname in 1881?

In 1881, 14 people were recorded with the Mcalees surname. That placed it at #31,604 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mcalees surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 98 in 2016. That gives Mcalees a modern rank of #31,470.

What does the Mcalees map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Mcalees bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.