McKelley Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McKelley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
England41:13,929,515290,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

McKelley (10) may also be a first name.

McKelley Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKelley is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McKelley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKelley? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKelley is the 1,101,507th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname McKelley is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of McKelley reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname McKelley is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 42 percent are found, Idaho, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

McKelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKelley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKelley last name increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKelley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKelley surname are 28.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.51% being registered to vote for the party.

McKelley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.97% less than the national average, earning $29,784 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McKelley
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