Explore the Family Name Mckellips

The meaning of Mckellips

Scottish or Irish: variant of McKillip, with excrescent English -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mckellips has seen a slight decrease in rank from 37,043 in 2000 to 37,288 in 2010, marking a change of -0.66. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.47%, from 567 in 2000 to 598 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Mckellips surname per 100k population decreased by 4.76% over the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#37,043#37,288-0.66%
Count5675985.47%
Proportion per 100k0.210.2-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mckellips

From an ethnicity perspective, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Mckellips surname identify as White, although this proportion has decreased slightly from 90.48% in 2000 to 88.13% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 64.78%, from 3.35% in 2000 to 5.52% in 2010. The portion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a significant increase, from 2.29% in 2000 to 3.68% in 2010. Meanwhile, the data for those identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010, so no changes can be reported.

20002010Change
White90.48%88.13%-2.6%
Hispanic3.35%5.52%64.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native2.29%3.68%60.7%
Two or More Races2.47%2.17%-12.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black1.41%0%0%