McKelsey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

McKelsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKelsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

McKelsey Last Name Facts

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

McKelsey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKelsey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKelsey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McKelsey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 67 percent are found and Georgia, where 33 percent are found.

McKelsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKelsey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKelsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McKelsey surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

McKelsey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makilsey751/
MacElsea751/
MacElsay750/
MacLese676/
Macleshe634/
MacElzea631/
MacLesse631/
Mokhlesse59243/
Maikelesi591/
Moukhlesse56174/
Makelja5358/
Maklesa531/
Macelci531/
Mokhlesi5051/
Maquilse501/
Mokhlssa501/
Mokhlesa501/
MacLessa500/

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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 McKelsey
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