Ketch Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

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.

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Ketch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7321:495,16241,717
Canada2291:160,89816,247
England1021:546,25533,762
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Kedge.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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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