McKelton Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

McKelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McKelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKelton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McKelton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKelton? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKelton is the 1,459,453rd most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKelton live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McKelton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 27 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McKelton occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found.

McKelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKelton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKelton surname grew 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McKelton surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

McKelton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.57% less than the national average, earning $32,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKleton880/
McLton862/
McGilton75605/
McCleton7526/
McGliton751/
McQuilton71133/
McGillton713/
McHelttan711/
McCgilton710/
McLethan630/
McQuiltan590/

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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 McKelton
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