Kelsoe Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

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

Kelsoe Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Kelso, 12th cent. Calkou, Kelcou = the Chalk-Hill [O.Northumb. calc (West Sax. cealc), Latin calx, chalk, lime + hó, a hoe, hill] The chalk-hill by the town is now called the Chalk-Heugh.

Kelsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7041:514,85643,086
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Kelsoe (12) may also be a first name.

Kelsoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Kelso, 12th cent. Calkou, Kelcou = the Chalk-Hill [O.Northumb. calc (West Sax. cealc), Latin calx, chalk, lime + hó, a hoe, hill] The chalk-hill by the town is now called the Chalk-Heugh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kelsoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelsoe is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelsoe? popularity and diffusion

Kelsoe is the 473,192nd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname Kelsoe is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kelsoe are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kelsoe is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 704 people, or 1 in 514,856. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 39 percent reside, Texas, where 23 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kelsoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelsoe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelsoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kelsoe surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kelsoe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $38,277 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellsoe920/
Klsoe910/
Kelsey8325,038/
Kelsoy83251/
Kelsea8388/
Kelseu8324/
Kelsye832/
Kelsou832/
Kelsoa831/
Kelsae831/
Kelsee830/
Kelcoe830/
Kellsey7765/
Kelssou771/
Keelsey771/
Kelsaer770/
Kelssey770/
Kaelsey770/
Kelsu7329/
Kljoe731/
Klsae731/
Kellshea710/
Kelsay671,562/
Kelcey67203/
Kelzou67157/
Külsoy67144/
Kilsey6737/
Keljou678/
Klesey678/
Celsey675/
Keelsu675/
Kilsou673/
Klesei673/
Kelsau672/
Kilsoy671/
Klesea671/
Klsajo671/
Kelzey671/
Kelsaa671/
Kilsye671/
Kilsoo670/

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Kelsoe Reference & Research

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Kelso DNA Project 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

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