Keld Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Keld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the keld,' from residence thereby. 'Keld, a well (Craven dialect), smooth reaches of water in a rough stream' (Halliwell). A common term in Yorks, Westm., and Cumb. for a well or spring.

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Keld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Denmark231:245,42219,084
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Keld (7,641) may also be a first name.

Keld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the keld,' from residence thereby. 'Keld, a well (Craven dialect), smooth reaches of water in a rough stream' (Halliwell). A common term in Yorks, Westm., and Cumb. for a well or spring. Icel. Kelda, palus (Brockett). The d seems to have been entirely disconnected from the name in Yorkshire.

Willelmus atte Keld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes atte Keld, 1379: ibid.

Dionisius del Kell', 1379: ibid.

Rogerus Kell, 1379: ibid.

Thomas atte Keld, 1379: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Keld (Yorks, Westm., etc.), or Dweller at a Spring [Old Norsekelda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Formerly written Cail, and said by the family to be derived from Cailly in Normandy. See Cailey. In modem times some Christianized Jews have changed their names from Ezekiel to Kell. 2. A nickname of Charles-Carl, Karl, Kell. Hence the derivatives Kelson, and Kellie.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Keld: (Anglo-Saxon celd), a source of water. Hallkeld in Yorkshire is the Holy Spring; Bapchild, near Sittingbourne, occurs in A.S. as Baccancilde, the source of a beck. Kildwick in Yorkshire is the village by the source: this has been corrupted into the surname Killick. The Anglo-Saxon is cognate with the German quelle, and Weldale, in Yorkshire, in Domesday appears as Queldale.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Keld Last Name Facts

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

Keld (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﺪ, Russian: Кельд) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keld is the 1,115,011th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Keld are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 73,256th most common first name at a global level It is held by 7,641 people.

The last name Keld is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 34 percent reside, Hampshire, where 29 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Keld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keld has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keld Last Name Statistics demography

Keld earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 129.89% more than the national average, earning $99,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keldt898/
Kield893/
Kelld892/
Keldz891/
Kld8611/
Keldså801/
Kuehld801/
Kelt75923/
Käld75199/
Kelč7549/
Köld7532/
Kled7512/
Khld756/
Klhd755/
Kyld754/
Celd753/
Kild753/
Gkld752/
Kåld752/
Kkld752/
Kldd751/
Kldp751/
Kldz751/
Kæld751/
Qeld751/
Kielt67449/
Kelte6769/
Kelcz6755/
Kledt6752/
Kellt6717/
Kelth679/
Cheld673/
Kleds673/
Koelt671/
Kuelt671/
Keltt671/
Kelgy670/
Kaelt670/

Keld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keld in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﺪkld-
Keld in the Russian language
Кельдkeld-

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