Keltie Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Keltie Surname Definition:
From the old lands of Keltie near Callander, Perthshire. James Keltie was heir of John Keltie, burgess of Edinburgh, in 1616 (Inquis., 662), and Adam Keltie, servitor to the chancellor of Scotland in 1628 (REB., II, 244), appears in 1631 as one of the clerks to the Exchequer (Burgesses).
Read More About This SurnameKeltie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| Scotland | 131 | 1:40,869 | 3,816 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 59 | 1:63,444 | 3,911 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Keltie (613) may also be a first name.
Keltie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the old lands of Keltie near Callander, Perthshire. James Keltie was heir of John Keltie, burgess of Edinburgh, in 1616 (Inquis., 662), and Adam Keltie, servitor to the chancellor of Scotland in 1628 (REB., II, 244), appears in 1631 as one of the clerks to the Exchequer (Burgesses). The surname is also recorded in Edinburgh in 1647 (Edinb, Marr.), and is common in Dunblane Commissariot Record in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
(Celtic) belonging to Keltie or Kelty (Scotland) = the Woods [Gaelic coillte)
Keltie Demographics
Average Keltie Salary in
United States
$41,552 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keltie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keltie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keltie occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Keltie.
How Common Is The Last Name Keltie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 532,873rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Keltie is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Keltie live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Keltie is also the 337,379th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 613 people.
The surname Keltie is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 169,784. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 48 percent live, Victoria, where 37 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Beside Australia Keltie is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 22 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.
Keltie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keltie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Keltie surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keltie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Keltie surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Keltie earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning 425,323 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $57,476 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelte | 91 | 69 | / |
| Kelti | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kiltie | 83 | 329 | / |
| Keltai | 83 | 92 | / |
| Keltti | 83 | 37 | / |
| Keltee | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kletie | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gkelti | 83 | 5 | / |
| Keltey | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kellti | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koelte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keltei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koelti | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keltoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keltea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kellte | 83 | 0 | / |
| Keltez | 83 | 0 | / |
| Klti | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gkeltis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kellter | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keldtes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelteye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keelter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keltoid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keltjes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keltter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keslter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kieltje | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kelty | 73 | 2,786 | / |
| Külte | 73 | 1,179 | / |
| Kilte | 73 | 93 | / |
| Kelta | 73 | 54 | / |
| Celti | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kilti | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kleti | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kälte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Celte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kltti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klete | 73 | 2 | / |
| Költe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kllte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klthi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelteher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kielty | 67 | 2,328 | / |
| Klette | 67 | 2,089 | / |
| Keelty | 67 | 581 | / |
| Klethi | 67 | 345 | / |
| Kletti | 67 | 184 | / |
| Chelte | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kelthy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Klethe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Költer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kiltti | 67 | 21 | / |
| Külter | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keltou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keltha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Killte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gkleti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chelti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kilthe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kellty | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuilti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeltoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cletie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kylter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keltyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyltis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kälter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kletiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kielta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kletoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kletei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiltei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kletio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiltai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeltez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keltay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiltey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kiltte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Celtey | 67 | 0 | / |
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Keltie Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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