McKelvie Surname

130,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKelvie Surname Definition:

MACKELVIE, Mackelvey, Mackelvy, Mackilvie: Gaelic Mac Shealbhaigh, 'Selbach's son.' Sealbhach mac Shealbhaich is the hero in the tale of the Balieveolan Glassrig (Macdougall, Folk tales and fairy lore, 1910, p. 216). Morice Macsalny of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296.

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McKelvie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0231:354,31031,697
Scotland1,0171:5,264881
Australia6081:44,4015,593
England5381:103,56510,880
Canada5191:70,9938,110
New Zealand2691:16,8342,941
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Portugal281:372,08012,265
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales211:147,35910,403
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7661:4,887763
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

McKelvie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKELVIE, Mackelvey, Mackelvy, Mackilvie: Gaelic Mac Shealbhaigh, 'Selbach's son.' Sealbhach mac Shealbhaich is the hero in the tale of the Balieveolan Glassrig (Macdougall, Folk tales and fairy lore, 1910, p. 216). Morice Macsalny of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears a hunting horn stringed, S' Morid f' salni (Bain, II, p. 210,557). In 1300 we have record of an allowance to Mathew, son of Maurice Make Salui, a Galloway hostage (ibid., 1179; Hist. Docs., II, p. 426). Robert M'Kelvie in office-croft in Tongueland, 1736 (Kirkcudbright), and Andrew M'Kelvie was barn-officer of the earl of Stair, 1744 (Wigtown). In 1684 the name appears (Parish) as McKelvie, Mcllvey, Mclwie, McKelway, Kelvie (Kelvy).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Son of the Servant of the Dark (Man) [Irish and Gaelic Mac Giolla Dhubhthaich-mac, son + giolla, gille, servant: v. Duffy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McKelvie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKelvie is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McKelvie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKelvie? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKelvie is the 130,178th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,096,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of McKelvie reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 354,310. In The United States McKelvie is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 7 percent live, Missouri, where 6 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

McKelvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKelvie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKelvie last name increased 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKelvie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McKelvie surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKelvie surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKelvie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.92% more than the national average, earning R 406,164 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McElvie9313/
McKelvey8810,975/
MacKellve820/
McKelvy801,999/
McLevie8049/
McElvee803/
McAlvie800/
Maikelvi757/
McElvy71289/
Mackeluey712/
MacKelwee710/
MacKelbee710/
McElwee675,863/
McAlvey67176/
MacLver6720/
MacKelwich677/
Mockelwich674/
Makelwe671/
Macleve671/

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McKelvie Reference & Research

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