Mckelvey Family History
Mckelvey Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Shealbhaigh ‘son of Sealbhach’ a personal name from the adjective sealbhach ‘rich in herds rich’. McKelvey is stressed on the syllable Anglicized Kel but where the pronunciation is unfamiliar confusion is possible with McEvoy .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022