The surname McKillip
A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 2,013 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M241
Origin
Scottish Gaelic origin
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhilib (“son of Philip”).
McKillip 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 2,013 people named McKillip in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,376 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,964.
Who is named McKillip
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named McKillip identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Two or more races 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like McKillip
McKillip has the Soundex code M241, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M241.
Other Scottish Gaelic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname McKillip come from?
- Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhilib (“son of Philip”).
- How common is the surname McKillip?
- 2,013 people in the United States had the surname McKillip in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,376 Americans. It ranked 14,755th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McKillip?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McKillip identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- What type of surname is McKillip?
- McKillip is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McKillip getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,964 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,013 in 2010, up 2.5%.