McKell
English
editEtymology
editShortened Anglicized form of a Scottish Gaelic or Irish surname beginning with Mac Giolla (“son of the lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”).
Proper noun
editMcKell (plural McKells)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McKell is the 38332nd 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.