Kersey Surname
Approximately 12,880 people bear this surname
Kersey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kersey,' a parish in Suffolk, near Hadleigh.
Selvestre de Kereseye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Kersy, Somerset, x Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1715.
Read More About This SurnameKersey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,845 | 1:33,422 | 4,175 |
| England | 1,104 | 1:50,469 | 6,250 |
| Canada | 538 | 1:68,486 | 7,881 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:53,354 | 4,894 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 575 | 1:42,392 | 5,342 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,351 | 1:37,171 | 4,399 |
Kersey (229) may also be a first name.
Kersey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kersey,' a parish in Suffolk, near Hadleigh.
Selvestre de Kereseye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Kersy, Somerset, x Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1715. Married — John Kersey and Rebecca Taylor: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1745. Buried — Juliana Kersey, Mr. Hare's mother: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1786. Married — Thomas Kersey and Nancy Larkin: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Kersey (Suff.), 13th cent. Kersy = the Cress-Waterside [Middle English kerse, Old English cærse, cress + Middle English -e)y, Old English í(e)g, island, waterside]
A parish in Suffolk.
Kersey is the name of a Suffolk parish.
Kersey Demographics
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Kersey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kersey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kersey (Marathi: केरसी) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kersey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,676th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 565,803 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kersey are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kersey is also the 593,349th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 229 people.
Kersey is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 10,845 people, or 1 in 33,422. In The United States Kersey is most prevalent in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Kersey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kersey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 803 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kersey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kersey last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kersey are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.87% registered with the political party.
The amount Kersey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning $40,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $50,686 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kersey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kersey in the Marathi language | ||
| केरसी | kerasi | - |
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Kersey Reference & Research
Hersey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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