Kelsall Surname

100,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kelsall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelsall,' a township in the parish of Tarvin, Cheshire For a second derivation of Kelsey, v. Kelsey. The Lancashire Kelseys, however, must be referred to Kelsall in Cheshire.

Reginald de Keleshalle, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Kelsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0371:18,3462,623
United States5511:657,82052,659
Australia5101:52,9336,534
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Canada991:372,17833,288
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
France251:2,656,909193,074
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4941:16,3162,389
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Kelsall (14) may also be a first name.

Kelsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelsall,' a township in the parish of Tarvin, Cheshire For a second derivation of Kelsey, v. Kelsey. The Lancashire Kelseys, however, must be referred to Kelsall in Cheshire.

Reginald de Keleshalle, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Keleshelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Johannes Kelesall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1361. Buried — John Kelsow (Kelsall): Reg. Prestbary, Cheshire.

— Married — James Kelsow and Blaunch Broke: ibid.

1570. Baptised — Elizabeth Kelsall: ibid.

The name is also spelt Kilshaw in the same register.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelsey,' two parishes, North and South Kelsey, in Lincolnshire.

Brice de Keleseye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de Keleseve, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1550. Baptised — Elizabeth Kellaye: St. Michael. Cornhill.

1552. Married — William Keltredge and Agnes Kelsaye: ibid.

1574. — William Kelsea and Isabell Imme: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1795. — Thomas Kelsey and Maria Thomas: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) belonging to 1 Kelsall (Chesh.), 14th cent. Keleshale, Kelshale.

2 Kelsale (Suff.), 13th cent. Keleshalle.

3 Kelshall (Herts).

[The first element is doubtless the O.Angl. pers. name Céol or its Old Norse cognate Kióll, the second is (1) Old English h(e)all = Old Norse höll, a hall, or (2) Old English h(e)al(h = Old Norse hall-r, a slope, corner. Kelsale, Suff., ‘is situated on the de­clivity of a hill,’ so that the etymon here will be Old English h(e)al(h. Kelsall, Chesh., is also on hilly ground]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

North and South Kelsey are parishes in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kilsey or Kelsey in Cubert; from kil-zeh, the dry neck of land. Kelsey is however the appellation of two parishes co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. A town in Lincolnshire, England. Kelsey, in Cornish British, signifies the "dry neck," from Kel, a neck, and syck, dry.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Kelsalls of Cheshire take their name from villages in the county. A family of Kelsall resided at Bradshaw Hall, Cheadle, from 1550 to 1817 (O.).

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

The Kelseys bear an old Kent name. The ancient Kelseys possessed Kelsey, Beckenham, in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1659 Colonel Kelsey represented Dover in Parliament, and was lieutenant of Dover Castle (H.). A hundred years since, there were Kelseys in Hawking parish (H.).

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

The Kelsalls probably hail originally from Cheshire, where there are villages of the name and where the surname is. also established. Thomas Kelsall was mayor of Liverpool in 1717 (B. L.).

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

Kelsall Last Name Facts

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

Kelsall is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelsall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,468th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,550,212 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kelsall are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The last name Kelsall is most frequent in England, where it is held by 3,037 people, or 1 in 18,346. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent live and Lancashire, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Kelsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelsall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 903 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 526 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelsall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kelsall surname are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kelsall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.56% more than the national average, earning R 602,544 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning $60,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelshall9378/
Kellsall936/
Kelsal922/
Kelshal864/
Kellsal862/
Kelsail861/
Kilsall860/
Kilshall800/
Kellsale800/
Klesal7754/
Keljal772/
Kelsol771/
Kelseul7158/
Kilcall710/
Klesalová6357/
Klesalova632/
Cilsal627/
Kilsoil575/
Kilsoyle533/

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