The Kellogg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,317 people carried this name — #2,378 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (15,302).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kellogg surname

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Originally a nickname for a butcher, from kill hog.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kellogg» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

195 families named Kellogg, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,228 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 65
Massachusetts 56
New York 43
Vermont 20
Maine 6
South Carolina 3
New Hampshire 1
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 248 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Kellogg in American newspapers,
1898–1911.

Newspaper page from The Dakota Chief carrying the name Kellogg
The Dakota Chief 1898-06-30
Newspaper page from The Dakota Chief carrying the name Kellogg
The Dakota Chief 1911-01-19
Newspaper page from The Charles Mix New Era carrying the name Kellogg
The Charles Mix New Era 1911-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,138 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kellogg in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

7,813 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kellogg. The most, 6,145, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,117
Queensland 2,072
Victoria 1,066
Western Australia 932
South Australia 911
Tasmania 623
ACT (Canberra) 66
Northern Territory 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kellogg.

Who carried it

People named Kellogg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gregg Kellogg d. 2025 · writer
  • Lyman M. Kellogg d. 1877
  • Phillippe Kellogg 1560–1625
  • Martin Kellogg 1595–
  • Joseph Kellogg 1626–1708
  • Daniel Kellogg 1630–1688

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kellogg,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,585 records

1,585 records of the Kellogg name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 511
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 351
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 283
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 282
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 100
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 34
  • Sacramento County historic burials 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Kellogg

    Born 1926 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gregory James Kellogg

    Born 1947; from Watertown, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, cook; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James R. Kellogg

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Columbia from Glasgow, aged 22; navy. Bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,585 records for Kellogg in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Kellogg name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frances H. T. Kellogg

    Died 1950 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Kellogg

    Buried in 1921 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Chester Kellogg

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Kellogg in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Kellogg name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jabez Kellogg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Nebraska, aged 53; Canadian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Davy Kellogg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Oregon, aged 22; Canadian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Kellogg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Formosa, aged 40; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Kellogg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Kellogg name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Philippe Kellogg

    Born 1957 in Germany; died 2001 in Vernou-sur-Brenne (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record John Clifforfd Kellogg

    Born 1919 in Bourbonne-les-Bains (Haute-Marne); died 1993 in Longué-Jumelles (Maine-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Kellogg name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. B. Kellogg

    Lieutenant. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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