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    The surname McKell

    A patronymic surname, carried by 578 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M240

    McKell: #38,332 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McKell #38,332, 578 people McKell: #38,332 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McKell #38,332, 578 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKell is more common than 76.4% of them.

    Origin

    Shortened Anglicized form of a Scottish Gaelic or Irish surname beginning with Mac Giolla (“son of the lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”).

    McKell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 578 people named McKell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 536.

    #38,332
    rank among US surnames
    578
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.8%
    change since 2000 (was #38,771)

    Who is named McKell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named McKell identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McKell

    McKell has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McKell come from?
    Shortened Anglicized form of a Scottish Gaelic or Irish surname beginning with Mac Giolla (“son of the lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”).
    How common is the surname McKell?
    578 people in the United States had the surname McKell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. It ranked 38,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McKell?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McKell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McKell?
    McKell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McKell getting more or less common?
    More common. 536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 578 in 2010, up 7.8%.