Kelby Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Kilby,' a parish in Leicestershire; (a) 'of Kelby,' a parish in Lincolnshire The latter seems to be the chief parent. Probably Gilbey, Gillbee, Gilby, &c, are in many cases but variants.

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Kelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
England1161:480,32831,110
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Kelby (2,446) may also be a first name.

Kelby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Kilby,' a parish in Leicestershire; (a) 'of Kelby,' a parish in Lincolnshire The latter seems to be the chief parent. Probably Gilbey, Gillbee, Gilby, &c, are in many cases but variants.

Richard de Kelby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Keleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Roger de Kelleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Kyleby, Leicestershire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1351. William de Keleby, rector of Kelling, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Roger de Kileby, Norfolk: ibid.

1712. Died—Anchor Kilby, sub-sacrist, Norwich: ibid.

1797. Married — Richard Kilbey and Elizabeth Coffee: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Kelby = 1 the Farm­stead or Estate of the Spring [Old Norse kelda, a spring + by-r, farmstead, etc.] 2 Kell’s Farmstead or Estate [Kell, a contraction of the common Norse name Ketel or Ketill-Old Norse ketill, a kettle, (sacrificial) cauldron]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kilby is the name of a Leicestershire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kelby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kelby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kelby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kelby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 751,291st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kelby reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 149,634th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 2,446 people.

The surname Kelby is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States Kelby is primarily found in: Missouri, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Kelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelby surname grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kelby are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.36% being registered to vote for the party.

Kelby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,824 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kelbey9116/
Kelbys915/
Kellby912/
Kelboy910/
Keelby910/
Klby894/
Kelbysh838/
Kielbay831/
Kilby8011,271/
Kelbe80350/
Kelba80276/
Kelbi80234/
Kølby8028/
Kölby8016/
Külby808/
Kleby803/
Kylby802/
Kålby801/
Celby800/
Kilbey731,105/
Kelbie73351/
Kelbič7392/
Kielba7390/
Killby7385/
Kilboy7375/
Kılbay7338/
Chelby7323/
Kelbio7323/
Klebey734/
Kylbys734/
Koelbi732/
Klebys732/
Kelbai732/
Kelbez732/
Kilbay732/
Koelbe732/
Kelbeh732/
Kuelbi731/
Kylbay731/
Kelbich6732/
Kilbaya6719/
Kelberh678/
Kelbetz673/
Qlby672/
Kilbysz671/
Kelbesh671/
Kelmpay671/
Klbe671/
Chelbay671/
Clby671/
Kelbaha671/
Quelbey671/
Klbi671/
Klbj671/
Killbey671/
Killboy670/
Kelbher670/
Chelbey670/
Kilboyd670/

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