How common is the surname McKellar?

2,921 people in the United States had the surname McKellar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,699 Americans. It ranked 10,900th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McKellar?

Danica McKellar, American actress and writer, followed by Kenneth McKellar.

Where is the surname McKellar most common?

Wikidata records people named McKellar in the United States.

Is the surname McKellar getting more or less common?

More common. 2,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,921 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname McKellar

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 2,921 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKellar is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

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

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,921 people named McKellar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,699 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,687.

#10,900

rank among US surnames

2,921

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,876)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,891	Lesley	2,925	105,554
#10,894	Jelinek	2,924	105,590
#10,897	Honey	2,923	105,626
#10,900	Mozingo	2,921	105,699
#10,903	Wigley	2,920	105,735
#10,907	Gleeson	2,919	105,771

Who is named McKellar

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

72% of people named McKellar identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McKellars

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danica McKellar
American actress and writer, born 1975
Kenneth McKellar
American politician (1869–1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McKellar

McKellar has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McKellar come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.
How common is the surname McKellar?: 2,921 people in the United States had the surname McKellar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,699 Americans. It ranked 10,900th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKellar?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named McKellar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McKellar?: Danica McKellar, American actress and writer, followed by Kenneth McKellar.
Where is the surname McKellar most common?: Wikidata records people named McKellar in the United States.
What type of surname is McKellar?: McKellar is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McKellar getting more or less common?: More common. 2,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,921 in 2010, up 8.7%.