Kersey Surname
Approximately 12,880 people bear this surname
Kersey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kersey,' a parish in Suffolk, near Hadleigh.
Selvestre de Kereseye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Kersy, Somerset, x Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1715.
Read More About This SurnameKersey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,845 | 1:33,422 | 4,175 |
| England | 1,104 | 1:50,469 | 6,250 |
| Canada | 538 | 1:68,486 | 7,881 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:53,354 | 4,894 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 575 | 1:42,392 | 5,342 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,351 | 1:37,171 | 4,399 |
Kersey (229) may also be a first name.
Kersey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kersey,' a parish in Suffolk, near Hadleigh.
Selvestre de Kereseye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Kersy, Somerset, x Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1715. Married — John Kersey and Rebecca Taylor: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1745. Buried — Juliana Kersey, Mr. Hare's mother: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1786. Married — Thomas Kersey and Nancy Larkin: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Kersey (Suff.), 13th cent. Kersy = the Cress-Waterside [Middle English kerse, Old English cærse, cress + Middle English -e)y, Old English í(e)g, island, waterside]
A parish in Suffolk.
Kersey is the name of a Suffolk parish.
Kersey Demographics
Average Male Kersey Height
176.99 cm
Average Female Kersey Height
158.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kersey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kersey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kersey (Marathi: केरसी) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kersey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,676th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 565,803 people. The surname Kersey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kersey reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 593,349th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 229 people.
The surname Kersey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,845 people, or 1 in 33,422. In The United States Kersey is mostly found in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Kersey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kersey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kersey surname grew 803 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kersey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kersey surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kersey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning $40,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $50,686 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kersey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kersey in the Marathi language | ||
| केरसी | kerasi | - |
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Kersey Reference & Research
Hersey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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