Kerse Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kerse Surname Definition:

David Kerse was made burgess of Linlithqw in 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 120), Of local origin from Kerse near Grangemouth. Agnes Kerse in Chamerstoun, 1664 (Dunblane)

(2) Now a rare Border surname. Doncan of Keryss witnessed an Ayrshire charter, c.

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Kerse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1901:65,3966,177
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia511:529,32739,816
England251:2,228,72284,230
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Kerse (1,715) may also be a first name.

Kerse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

David Kerse was made burgess of Linlithqw in 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 120), Of local origin from Kerse near Grangemouth. Agnes Kerse in Chamerstoun, 1664 (Dunblane)

(2) Now a rare Border surname. Doncan of Keryss witnessed an Ayrshire charter, c. 1370—80 (Laing, 64). Gilbert de Keris, witness, c. 1344 (Melros, 460). In 1513 James IV granted a charter to Alexander Kers of the lands of Ballincrieff, East Lothian. Rab Kerse o' the Trows, a famous fisherman of the time of Scott, is called "that prince of water men" by the late Sir Herbert Maxwell.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Kersey (cress island), in Suffolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kerse Last Name Facts

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

Kerse (Oriya: େକେସର୍, Russian: Керсе) occurs most in Turkey. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 254,471st most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,695,584 people. Kerse is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Kerse live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kerse is also the 185,411th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,715 people.

The surname Kerse is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,190 people, or 1 in 65,396. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 12 percent live and Adana Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Turkey Kerse exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Kerse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerse last name expanded 153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 158 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

Kerse earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kersey9112,880/
Kearse913,145/
Kersse91211/
Keirse91171/
Kersee91125/
Kierse91114/
Koerse9192/
Kerseh9139/
Kersei9121/
Kersie9115/
Kersea919/
Keerse918/
Kershe916/
Kaerse912/
Kersje911/
Keurse910/
Kers891,999/
Kearsey831,002/
Keirsey83589/
Kiersey83518/
Kersche8388/
Keirsse8355/
Keersse8352/
Kershes8351/
Kershey8349/
Kerseer8321/
Keersee8313/
Kersheh8312/
Kersies8312/
Kersges838/
Åkerset836/
Kerseea831/
Kerssie831/
Ketrsey831/
Kerserh831/
Kershee831/
Keersey830/
Kearser830/
Kersser830/
Kearshe830/
Kerssey830/
Kershea830/
Kersh803,013/
Kiers802,428/
Kersa802,101/
Keers801,090/
Karse80848/
Kerce80750/
Kirse80603/
Kersi80582/
Korse80507/
Kerge80408/
Keirs80286/
Kears80188/
Kerss80132/
Kerze80110/
Kersy8098/
Åkers8083/
Kersz8064/
Keurs8059/
Kerrs8058/
Kerže8042/
Cerse8020/
Kerje8017/
Kehrs8010/
Khers807/
Kersø807/
Ckers801/
Keyrs800/
Kershest7732/
Kierscey776/
Kiersche774/
Kearseyj771/
Kersheed771/
Kerschea771/
Kerseher771/
Kearssey770/
Khersa734,172/
Karshe732,661/
Kresge732,628/
Kersch731,316/
Keršys73702/
Kierce73598/
Kharse73567/
Kersha73528/
Korsee73416/
Kiersz73186/
Kearce73133/
Kerzee73131/
Keršis73131/
Kerget73104/
Kershi73103/
Coerse7399/
Kerzie7393/
Korsei7391/
Korsse7385/
Kiersh7368/
Kirsey7364/
Kyrsei7364/
Kirshe7360/
Karsey7345/
Cersey7342/
Kerzer7340/
Karseh7330/
Keirce7330/
Kaarse7323/
Kersih7322/
Korsey7317/
Karsee7317/
Kersai7317/
Cherse7316/
Karsea7314/
Kearsh7312/
Korshe7312/
Karsie7312/
Kherss7310/
Kersić7310/
Khersi739/
Korseh739/
Khorse738/
Kehers738/
Kerszt737/
Kerssa735/
Kyrshe735/
Kirseh734/
Querse734/
Kergey734/
Karsei734/
Kearsy733/
Kersay733/
Kerjee733/
Kercey733/
Kerjes733/
Korsea733/
Kherge732/
Kearsz732/
Kirsie732/
Keirsh731/
Keirst731/
Kearsa731/
Kearss731/
Kersaj731/
Kersdh731/
Kersui731/
Kerszi731/
Kertge731/
Koirse731/
Kyorse731/
Kergeš731/
Kercea731/
Kiersa731/
Khears731/
Khersh731/
Kirsze731/
Kerssi731/
Kherje731/
Kerzey730/
Kerxey730/
Kerjer730/
Keehrs730/
Kearst730/
Kiersy730/
Kirsee730/
Keerce730/
Kergee730/
Kerscheit711/
Kirs671,298/
Kirsche67917/
Kaarshe67788/
Kershio67735/
Kiersch67301/
Cers67213/
Kerches67137/
Korsheh67122/
Kerš6786/
Kershis6782/
Kersova6742/
Kersich6742/
Kerchey6735/
Korsche6733/
Kerscht6730/
Kearsch6726/
Kerchei6723/
Karsieh6722/
Kerchis6719/
Kharsei6719/
Khersis6718/
Kershys6717/
Kirshey6716/
Karsheh6716/
Kharseh6712/
Kyrs6712/
Kierszh6710/
Karseeh6710/
Kersaai679/
Kirsheh678/
Chersey678/
Qersheh678/
Kherche676/
Kershøj675/
Keersha674/
Karshey674/
Kerç674/
Kershoi673/
Kerszis673/
Korshie672/
Kherjee672/
Qers672/
Kiersza672/
Kerchet672/
Kerdjej672/
Keirgea671/
Kherzie671/
Kharshe671/
Kierzea671/
Kierzeu671/
Kirseht671/
Kresgee671/
Ceirsey671/
Kerzeah671/
Quersee671/
Quqkers671/
Kersytė671/
Keireje671/
Kierzej671/
Kairser671/
Gkergis671/
Kerrche671/
Kerssis671/
Kerssit671/
Kherssi671/
Karshie671/
Korshey671/
Kerdjer671/
Keirche671/
Kirsces671/
Kearsay670/
Kresgey670/
Cerscey670/
Keirzee670/
Keirger670/
Quckers670/
Kirsets670/
Kerchea670/
Kirhsey670/
Quersey670/
Kersyth670/

Kerse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerse in the Oriya language
େକେସର୍ekesar78.57
େକରେସekaresa21.43
Kerse in the Russian language
Керсеkerse-

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