The goal of the this surname project is to discover and trace the various paternal McKelvey Y-DNA lines across the globe, including, but not limited to the U.S., Republic of Ireland, Scotland, U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  For the U.S. and Canada, the goal is to identify the various lines that swept in during the late 18th and throughout the 19th Centuries.  All male McKelvey's are invited to join.  Those with common alternate spellings are also strongly encouraged to join [ex. McCelvey, McKelvie, MacKelvey, McIlwee, McElwee, McElwy].