McKelvin
English
Etymology
Unclear, perhaps a Scottish Gaelic variant of McIlveen.
Proper noun
McKelvin (plural McKelvins)
- A surname, from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McKelvin is the 36477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. McKelvin is most common among Black/African American (76.84%) and White (17.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKelvin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN