Ketch Surname
Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname
Ketch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Kedge,' brisk, active. It occurs as Kygge or Kydge-jocundus, in Prompt Parv.. Hence we need not be surprised to find the home of the surname to be in Norfolk and the neighbouring shires. 'Kedge, brisk, budge, hale, lively.
Read More About This SurnameKetch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 732 | 1:495,162 | 41,717 |
| Canada | 229 | 1:160,898 | 16,247 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:415,030 | 30,604 |
Ketch (116) may also be a first name.
Ketch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Kedge,' brisk, active. It occurs as Kygge or Kydge-jocundus, in Prompt Parv.. Hence we need not be surprised to find the home of the surname to be in Norfolk and the neighbouring shires. 'Kedge, brisk, budge, hale, lively. Suff.': Ray and Moor (v. Wray's note on Kygge in Prompt. Parv).
Peter Kech, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emma Keen, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Adam Kyg, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
John Keche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1430. John Keche, rector of Erpingham", Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
On a brass plate in the ancient church of St. Helen's, Norwich, could be read:
'Hie jacet corpus Dni. Edmundi Keche, presbyteri': History of Norfolk.
1620. Henry Keitch and Magdalen Chambers: Marriage Lic. (London).
1621. Married — Andrew Stucke and Edey Kege: St. Mary Aldermary.
1673. John Keech and Mary Rutland: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
V. Kedge.
Ketch Demographics
Average Ketch Salary in
United States
$46,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ketch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ketch is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ketch click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketch? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ketch is the 316,846th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ketch live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ketch is also the 868,627th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 116 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 495,162. In The United States it is most common in: Oklahoma, where 15 percent are found, Maine, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.
Ketch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ketch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,250 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ketch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ketch surname are 0.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ketch earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning R 185,328 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning $41,410 CAD per year.
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