# McKellar (surname)

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,921 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,900 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 105,699 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.7% (2,687 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McKellar 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McKellar in the United States.

## People named McKellar

- Danica McKellar, American actress and writer
- Kenneth McKellar, American politician (1869–1957)

## Similar surnames

Mickler, McElroy, McCleary, McClary, McElrath, McCullar, McLarty, McClure, McLaurin, McLaren, Mishler, McClurg.

## 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.