Kellet Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kellet Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellett,' a village near Carnforth, North Lancashire. This surname still holds its place in Furness and the district round the village.

Orme de Kellet de Lonesdale, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Kellet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Australia581:465,44335,949
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5981:40,7615,161
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Kellet (72) may also be a first name.

Kellet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellett,' a village near Carnforth, North Lancashire. This surname still holds its place in Furness and the district round the village.

Orme de Kellet de Lonesdale, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Johannes Kelett, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1557. Married — Edward Kellet and Anne Fell: St. Mary, Ulverston.

1575. George Turner and Isabel Kellett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1563. Ewan Kellett, mylner: Preston Guild Rolls.

1589. John Kellatt, of Cartmell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1604. Hugh Kellett, of the High, Cartmell: ibid.

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

A surname of recent introduction in Scotland from across the Border. Of local origin from Kellet, a village in north Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Kellet (N.Lancs); 13th cent. Kellet, Kelet = (perh.) the ‘Spring-Head’ [DialectalN.E. kell, Old Norse kelda (whence also Swedish källa), aspring; -et, perh. for Old Norse höfuð, head (cp. Birkett for Birkhead), although even in 13th-cent. records we might have expected to find a form making this etymology (if correct) more certain] Orm de Keilet.—Pipe-Roll, A.D. 1226-7.

Godith de Keilet.— Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem, A.D. 1260.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kellet, two townships in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kellet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellet (Russian: Келлэт) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 688,723rd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Kellet reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Kellet is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 72 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 34 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Kellet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kellet has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kellet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kellet last name are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kellet earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.26% more than the national average, earning $67,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellett9212,984/
Kiellet922/
Kelleit922/
Kellets921/
Kelleth921/
Kelletz921/
Kelliet921/
Kelleet920/
Kellette8610/
Kelletts862/
Kelliett861/
Kelletch860/
Killet83137/
Cellet8325/
Kellit833/
Kellyt832/
Keelet832/
Kelled831/
Kejlet831/
Ketlet831/
Klet80324/
Killett77263/
Quellet77225/
Chellet77124/
Kellitt7744/
Killeit7722/
Killete775/
Kuillet772/
Kellith771/
Caellet771/
Kelliot771/
Keeleth771/
Cellett770/
Kellegy770/
Kelleds770/
Klett737,130/
Kloet731,499/
Kleut73227/
Kleit73215/
Khlet73168/
Keilt7369/
Kledt7352/
Kleet7345/
Kliet733/
Klaet732/
Klete732/
Klhet731/
Kleht731/
Kleth730/
Kylet730/
Killette71310/
Quellete716/
Chellett713/
Coellett713/
Keithlet712/
Quellett712/
Kettlett711/
Keylette711/
Killetts710/
Klette672,089/
Killed67450/
Quellette67279/
Kleetz6766/
Kleidt6761/
Khlett6760/
Kleest6750/
Koilet6733/
Klejst6731/
Kloeth6730/
Klethe6725/
Kycelt6724/
Khlaet6715/
Kleyst6714/
Khelte6711/
Kleats679/
Kheldt678/
Kletts674/
Qullet672/
Kleete672/
Kellyd672/
Killit672/
Kellid672/
Cillet672/
Kleite671/
Kleast671/
Klettz671/
Kliett671/
Cllett671/
Khlled671/
Kleštš671/
Kleits671/
Klesht671/
Kleztz671/
Khylet671/
Kleett670/
Klecht670/
Kleatz670/

Kellet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kellet in the Russian language
Келлэтkellet-

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