McKell

English

Etymology

Shortened Anglicized form of a Scottish Gaelic or Irish surname beginning with Mac Giolla (“son of the lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”).

Proper noun

McKell (plural McKells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McKell is the 38332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. McKell is most common among White (87.02%) and Black/African American (10.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.