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Where Does The Last Name Kelpie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kelpie is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kelpie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelpie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,273,756^th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kelpie reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles. Kelpie is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Kelpie is most frequent in: Surrey, where 36 percent live, Greater London, where 36 percent live and Hampshire, where 20 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Kelpie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kelpie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kelpie surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kelpie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.