Kellogg

English surname

"pork butcher"

Kellogg Origin and Meaning

The name Kellogg is a boy's name meaning "pork butcher".

The Kellogg surname — these days associated with cereal and the Northwestern University business school — has rather grotesque origins. It is derived from the Middle English word kellen, meaning "to kill" or "to slaughter," and hog, "pig." Thus, it was an occupational name for a pork butcher.