McKellen Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England281:1,989,93178,001
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McKellen Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKellen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKellen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of McKellen live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 59 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

McKellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKellen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKellen surname increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKellen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKellen last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McKellen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.66% less than the national average, earning $32,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKellen940/
McEllen93129/
McKillen88407/
McKellin8863/
McKellan8853/
McKallen8818/
MacEllen884/
Makellen882/
McLlen862/
McKlen861/
MacKellin8235/
MacKillen821/
McAllen801,292/
McEllin80184/
MacKlen80171/
McKlein8062/
McKlean8039/
McLlean8014/
McEllan8013/
Mckleen806/
Mocklen801/
MacLlen800/
McKlenn800/
McLen7788/
Mocellin755,350/
McCallen75677/
MacEllin7524/
Mackleen756/
Makyllen751/
MacKlene751/
Mackloen751/
Macklien751/
Macellyn751/
McKallan750/
McAlleen750/
McLean71115,700/
Moccellin71129/
McClen71110/
McKlin71105/
Maclen7191/
McLein7138/
McLeen7119/
Maklen719/
McLenn718/
McLien717/
McLene717/
McLlin714/
MacKln713/
Mochellin713/
Makkillen711/
Moklen711/
Moclen710/
Macklin6713,590/
McClean677,422/
McAllan67949/
Mocklin67132/
McLeane6791/
Macklyn6757/
Mcclenn6745/
Mocklyn6724/
Makloen6722/
McClein6722/
McKlain6719/
McAllin6714/
Macleen6712/
Maclene679/
McCleen677/
Meiklen674/
McLeann673/
MacKiln673/
MacQuillen672/
MacLoen672/
Macheln671/
Maklien671/
MacLien671/
MacLlin671/
McClien671/
McClene671/
Mackilling671/
Mackėlienė671/
Mosklen670/
Maklene670/
Mocllin670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKellen
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