Explore the Family Name Mckell

The meaning of Mckell

Irish (northern) and Scottish: 1. altered form of Mackle 2, under the influence of Gaelic patronymic names begining with Mc-. 2. shortened Anglicized form of a Gaelic name beginning with Mac Gille ‘son of the lad’ or ‘son of the devotee’ (see for example McElroy).

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How common is the last name Mckell in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mckell in the United States has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 38,771 in popularity, and by 2010, it had risen to 38,332 nationwide. The count of individuals with this surname also saw growth, increasing from 536 in 2000 to 578 in 2010, a rise of 7.84 percent. However, the proportion of individuals with the Mckell surname per 100k remained consistent at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#38,332	1.13%
Count	536	578	7.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckell

The ethnic identity associated with the Mckell surname shows some changes over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 85.07 percent of those bearing the surname identified as White, and that percentage rose to 87.02 in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 11.01 percent in 2000, decreasing slightly to 10.55 percent in 2010. The Hispanic population with the Mckell surname decreased by 22.77 percent, going from 2.24 percent in 2000 to 1.73 percent in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.31 in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.07%	87.02%	2.29%
Black	11.01%	10.55%	-4.18%
Hispanic	2.24%	1.73%	-22.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%