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

The last name Kerse (Oriya: େକେସର୍, Russian: Керсе) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,471st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,695,584 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Kerse are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 185,411th most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,715 people.

Kerse is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,190 people, or 1 in 65,396. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 12 percent are found and Adana Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Kerse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 158 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kerse surname is primarily 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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