Kelsay Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kelsay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelsay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5451:234,60122,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Kelsay (134) may also be a first name.

Kelsay Last Name Facts

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

Kelsay is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kelsay.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelsay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 253,171st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,665,522 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kelsay reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 800,975th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 134 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,545 people, or 1 in 234,601. In The United States Kelsay is most numerous in: Missouri, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Wales, where 0 percent live.

Kelsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelsay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelsay last name grew 898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelsay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelsay last name are 14.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Kelsay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelsa91225/
Kelsy91182/
Kelsey8325,038/
Kelsoy83251/
Kelsea8388/
Kielsa8356/
Kelsia8329/
Kellsy8310/
Kelssy834/
Kilsay832/
Kelsye832/
Kelsau832/
Kelsaa831/
Kelsha831/
Kelsae831/
Kelsah831/
Kelshy831/
Kelsoa831/
Kellsa830/
Keelsy830/
Klsa801/
Klsy800/
Kellsey7765/
Kellesy771/
Keelsey771/
Kelssys771/
Kaelsey770/
Kelssey770/
Celsa73467/
Klesa73253/
Kelca73166/
Kelcy73121/
Kelsi7398/
Klesy7378/
Celsy7366/
Kelja7349/
Kelse7326/
Kilsy7326/
Kelzy7319/
Kilsa7314/
Kylsa732/
Klsae731/
Kelza730/
Kellessy711/
Kaelsaia711/
Kellshea710/
Kelsoe67708/
Klessa67452/
Kelcey67203/
Kelsie67185/
Külsoy67144/
Kiełsa6799/
Keljać6759/
Chelsa6755/
Chelsy6752/
Kelces6750/
Kilsey6737/
Klesha6731/
Kelseu6724/
Klesat6723/
Kellcy6715/
Khlsai6711/
Kleszy679/
Klesia678/
Klesey678/
Celsey675/
Klessy675/
Keelsi675/
Gkelsi674/
Kelseh674/
Kilsia673/
Quelsa672/
Kelsou672/
Klsajo671/
Keljaj671/
Kelsce671/
Kelshe671/
Kelzey671/
Kilsuy671/
Killsy671/
Kellsi671/
Kelzıa671/
Kelzia671/
Klesza671/
Klesea671/
Kilsoy671/
Keljač671/
Klsait671/
Cuelsa671/
Celsha671/
Kylsyh671/
Klesau671/
Kilsye671/
Killsa670/
Kelsit670/
Kellse670/
Kelsee670/

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Kelsay Reference & Research

Kelsey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kelsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelsay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis