Kerly Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kerly Surname Definition:

( A.-Scand. ) 1 Dweller at the Marsh-Lea [v. under Ker2, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 for Kirkley, q.v.

Kerly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Kerly (11,758) may also be a first name.

Kerly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( A.-Scand. ) 1 Dweller at the Marsh-Lea [v. under Ker2, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 for Kirkley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kerly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerly (Marathi: केरली) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kerly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Kerly occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kerly live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Kerly is also the 54,954th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 11,758 people.

The last name Kerly is most common in England, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Kerly is most prevalent in: Essex, where 18 percent live, Somerset, where 17 percent live and West Sussex, where 14 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Kerly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerly has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kerly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kerly surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Kerly earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.39% less than the national average, earning $32,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerley918,822/
Kearly91171/
Kerlay91167/
Kehrly9119/
Kerlly9117/
Kerrly911/
Kerlhy911/
Kierly910/
Keerly910/
Kerloy910/
Kearley832,402/
Kehrley8390/
Kerelly8327/
Keherly838/
Kerlyts836/
Kierley835/
Kearrly831/
Kerlaya831/
Kerlley831/
Keurlly831/
Ckerley831/
Kearlay830/
Kerrley830/
Kerle801,630/
Kerla80684/
Kerli80171/
Kirly8028/
Cerly809/
Kyrly808/
Kerlé806/
Keurlley772/
Keurylly771/
Kehrli731,566/
Kirley731,227/
Kehrle73885/
Keirle73611/
Kerlee73281/
Kearle73157/
Kyrlyh7383/
Kerlea7379/
Gkerle7377/
Kerleu7365/
Cearly7337/
Kerlie7334/
Keerle7330/
Gkerli7322/
Kierle7319/
Kerleh7315/
Åkerla7311/
Kirlay7310/
Kherli736/
Cerley735/
Keerla734/
Kerlih734/
Kerhli732/
Kerlei732/
Keirli731/
Kerlla731/
Kirloy731/
Kkerla731/
Kerlai731/
Kirlyo731/
Kirláy731/
Kairly731/
Kirlly730/
Ceerly730/
Kerlle730/
Querly730/
Kreley730/
Cearley672,061/
Kerelli67356/
Krehely67115/
Kerilla6762/
Kerella6752/
Gkerles6747/
Kyrlych6745/
Kirilly6736/
Kerlish6730/
Kerleha6712/
Krehley679/
Åkerlid678/
Kerlleh677/
Cerilly675/
Kirlaya673/
Kheirli673/
Cherley672/
Kierlaj672/
Quearly671/
Kerhler671/
Kerlhes671/
Kearlet671/
Kerlets671/
Kehrler671/
Kheerli671/
Kirlytė671/
Gkerlis671/
Cherlay671/
Cherrly671/
Kerlher671/
Kherlai671/
Kearlee671/
Kerille670/
Kherlie670/
Kirlley670/
Cerrley670/
Kerletz670/

Kerly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerly in the Marathi language
केरलीkerali-

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