MacKell Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
MacKell Surname Definition:
I do not accept the statement that Mackle is a form of MacGill, though there is no doubt that the two have been used as synonyms in Co. Down: such usage frequently arises from ignorance and has little etymological value. There is in fact good reason to believe that Mackle is an O name, O'Mackell.
Read More About This SurnameMacKell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 418 | 1:867,127 | 65,849 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
MacKell (32) may also be a first name.
MacKell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
I do not accept the statement that Mackle is a form of MacGill, though there is no doubt that the two have been used as synonyms in Co. Down: such usage frequently arises from ignorance and has little etymological value. There is in fact good reason to believe that Mackle is an O name, O'Mackell. The hearth money rolls of the northern counties, particularly Co. Armagh, have a number of O'Mackells.
It is true that MacKell also appears them; and this form has become established in counties Armagh and Down as well as the more numerous Mackle. In this connexion we may compare the Limerick name O'Mackessy which similarly became MacKessy as well as Mackessy when the O was dropped. As MacKell the name is well-known in Australia.
Mackle is the spelling now almost invariably used in Cos. Armagh and Tyrone where the name is numerous today. A century ago Mackel and Machel were current variants there. MacCahill was found in Co- Cavan, but that was, no doubt, a different Ulster name viz. MacCahill (Mac Cathail). Woulfe says this is obsolete: it has in fact become McCole and MacCarvill.
I do not accept the statement that Mackle is a form of MacGill, though there is no doubt that the two have been used as synonyms in Co. Down: such usage frequently arises from ignorance and has little etymological value. There is in fact good reason to believe that Mackle is an O name, O'Mackell. The hearth money rolls of the northern counties, particularly Co. Armagh, have a number of O'Mackells.
It is true that MacKell also appears them; and this form has become established in counties Armagh and Down as well as the more numerous Mackle. In this connexion we may compare the Limerick name O'Mackessy which similarly became MacKessy as well as Mackessy when the O was dropped. As MacKell the name is well-known in Australia.
Mackle is the spelling now almost invariably used in Cos. Armagh and Tyrone where the name is numerous today. A century ago Mackel and Machel were current variants there. MacCahill was found in Co- Cavan, but that was, no doubt, a different Ulster name viz. MacCahill (Mac Cathail). Woulfe says this is obsolete: it has in fact become McCole and MacCarvill.
MacKell Demographics
MacKell Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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MacKell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacKell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacKell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacKell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 430,251st most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The last name MacKell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of MacKell live; 67 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname MacKell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States MacKell is most numerous in: Maryland, where 34 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
MacKell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacKell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacKell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the MacKell last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States MacKell are 1.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.81% registered with the party.
The amount MacKell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning 414,142 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $50,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,322 CAD per year.
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