McKellar Surname

60,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKellar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKellar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9921:90,79610,199
Australia1,9861:13,5931,946
Canada1,6311:22,5913,079
Scotland1,1801:4,537785
England8191:68,0327,868
New Zealand3051:14,8472,601
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Trinidad and Tobago901:15,1551,920
Jamaica891:32,2472,327
Wales261:119,0209,008
Singapore261:211,83510,313
France181:3,690,151224,666
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,7901:2,091382
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:124,92212,088

McKellar (11) may also be a first name.

McKellar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McKellar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McKellar is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of McKellar.

How Common Is The Last Name McKellar? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKellar is the 60,618th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 877,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of McKellar reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McKellar is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

McKellar is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,992 people, or 1 in 90,796. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

McKellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKellar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKellar last name increased 993 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKellar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McKellar last name is primarily Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKellar surname are 13.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount McKellar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.67% less than the national average, earning 205,318 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning R 257,064 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKellar941,933/
McKeller88868/
Makellar884/
MacKllar881/
MacEllar881/
MacKeller8298/
Mackillar821/
McKeiller820/
Mocklar8012/
McAllar805/
MacKlar802/
Mclar771/
Makeller752/
Makllyar751/
Moceller751/
Mocklear750/
Mocklare750/
Mocklair750/
McKiller750/
Maclar71562/
Maklar7143/
McLair7134/
Moklar719/
McKler716/
Moskeller712/
McClar711/
Moclar710/
Mockler672,592/
MacKler67906/
Maclear67392/
McClair67356/
Moclair67169/
Maclair67105/
Maclart6765/
Maclare6757/
Maclard6747/
Mooklar6718/
Mclaire6715/
Mokhlar673/
Moklear672/
Maklyar671/
Moklyar671/
MacLler671/
Mocller671/
Maklaar671/
Macklir671/
Moclare670/
MacLiar670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKellar
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