Kelk Surname

268,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kelk Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelke.' 'The estate of Kelke, Lincolnshire, was owned by a family so designated from it. There are also two townships in Yorkshire called Kelk' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). Great and Little Kelk, the townships referred to, are about five miles from Great Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Kelk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7481:74,4898,468
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Canada1581:233,20022,307
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:88,3179,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Kelk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelke.' 'The estate of Kelke, Lincolnshire, was owned by a family so designated from it. There are also two townships in Yorkshire called Kelk' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). Great and Little Kelk, the townships referred to, are about five miles from Great Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Walter Kelke, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1656. Thomas Kelke and Anne Milton (publication): St. Michael, Cornhill.

1731. Married — John Kelke and Alice Tompson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1754. — John Tomlinson and Elizabeth Kelk: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Kelk (Yorks, etc.) = the Chalk; Limestone [Dano-Norwegian kalk = Dutch kalk; Latin calx, calc-is] Cp. Chalk in Kent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

KELKE: The estate of Kelke, co. Lincoln, was owned by a family so designated from it. Berry's Encyc. Herald. There are also two townships in Yorkshire called Kelk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kelk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelk (Russian: Келк) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 268,256th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,008,623 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kelk are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 748 people, or 1 in 74,489. In England Kelk is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 27 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live and Derbyshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Kelk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelk has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kelk surname increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kelk surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Kelk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning $66,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelke89140/
Kelkh8949/
Kellk898/
Kelck896/
Kielk892/
Kaelk892/
Koelk892/
Kuelk890/
Klk8620/
Kelc75528/
Kilk75476/
Klek75467/
Celk7566/
Klkk755/
Kklk755/
Kelg754/
Klkp751/
Kllk751/
Hklk751/
Kqlk751/
Klhk751/
Khlk751/
Klqk751/
Klgk751/
Kelq751/
Klck750/
Kelková7340/
Kelkova732/
Kleck671,101/
Klekh67109/
Kielc6745/
Kilck673/
Kellg673/
Kellc673/
Kiełk672/
Klkkk671/
Kllks671/
Kylkh671/
Kelgh671/
Celck671/
Kelcs671/
Cklck671/

Kelk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelk in the Russian language
Келкkelk-

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