McKelvey

English

Alternative forms

• McKelvie

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe.

Proper noun

McKelvey (plural McKelveys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• mckelveyite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McKelvey is the 4985^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7043 individuals. McKelvey is most common among White (84.82%) individuals.

Further reading

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