McKellow Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

McKellow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McKellow Last Name Facts

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

McKellow is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKellow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 119 percent of McKellow reside; 104 percent reside in Northern Europe and 104 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 35 percent are found, Kent, where 23 percent are found and Essex, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 15 percent are found.

McKellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKellow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McKellow surname fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKellof880/
McKlow863/
McKelloff820/
McLow777/
McKillof750/
Mclouw711/
McQuillow710/
McKelluph710/
McLowth671/
McClowa670/
Mklof621/
McLoof5715/
Mkhlof574/
Mcclob572/
McLeob572/
McLawz571/
McLoff570/
McLeof570/
Mkhlouf537/
McClaws533/
Mkhloof531/
McCloub531/
McCloff530/
Mzkhlouf501/
McCloffe500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McKellow
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