Kerse Surname
Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKerse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,190 | 1:65,396 | 6,177 |
| New Zealand | 144 | 1:31,447 | 5,459 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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.
(English) One who came from Kersey (cress island), in Suffolk.
Kerse Demographics
Average Kerse Salary in
United States
$35,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kerse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerse in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେସର୍ | ekesar | 78.57 |
| େକରେସ | ekaresa | 21.43 |
| Kerse in the Russian language | ||
| Керсе | kerse | - |
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