# Kellogg (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kellogg/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,317 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,378 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,157 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.1% (15,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kellough |

## Etymology

Originally a nickname for a butcher, from kill hog.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kellogg in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kellogg in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Kellogg

- Frank B. Kellogg, American politician (1856-1937)
- Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman (1860–1951)
- John Kellogg, American actor (1916-2000)
- Albert Kellogg, American botanist (1813–1887)
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg, American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author (1867-1937
- Clara Louise Kellogg, American opera singer (1842-1916)
- Clark Kellogg, American basketball player (born 1961)
- Ray Kellogg, American film director, producer and special effects artist
- Alice De Wolf Kellogg, American painter (1862–1900)
- Remington Kellogg, American zoologist (1892–1969)
- Donna Kellogg, badminton player
- Mark Kellogg, American newspaper reporter (1831–1876)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Kelso, Kells, Kellis, Kowalski, Kelsey, Klug, Klaus, Kyles, Kallas, Kloss, Kelch, Kalish.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.