Kettley Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kettley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketley,' a chapelry in the parish of Wellington, Salop.

1561. Married — Richard Wilchom and Elizabeth Kitly: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1573. Henry Roe and Susanna Keteley: Marriage Lic.

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Kettley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:170,91415,706
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia601:449,92835,109
Wales541:57,3065,200
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kettley (128) may also be a first name.

Kettley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketley,' a chapelry in the parish of Wellington, Salop.

1561. Married — Richard Wilchom and Elizabeth Kitly: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1573. Henry Roe and Susanna Keteley: Marriage Lic. (London).

Possibly the above is a variant of Keighley, which see.

1742. Baptised — William, s. Ambrose Kitely: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1781. Married — George Thornton and Amey Ketly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Kettley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kettley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kettley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kettley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,057th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kettley are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 821,896th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 128 people.

The surname Kettley is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 170,914. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Besides England Kettley occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Kettley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kettley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kettley surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 944 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kettley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kettley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Kettley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.37% less than the national average, earning R 70,416 per year; in United States they earn 32.3% less than the national average, earning $29,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kettlley933/
Keattley930/
Ketthley930/
Kettle928,714/
Ketley921,703/
Kettly9226/
Keithtley882/
Kettilley881/
Keatley862,604/
Keetley86875/
Kethley86165/
Keitley86119/
Kittley86102/
Kettlie863/
Kattley863/
Cettley861/
Kietley861/
Keyttle860/
Koettle860/
Kettlea860/
Keittle860/
Kesttle860/
Kaetley860/
Keettle860/
Ketle8341/
Ketly8317/
Khettelley821/
Keathley803,013/
Keithley802,990/
Kettelle80116/
Kettless8083/
Kiethley8010/
Ketilley806/
Kettylly805/
Ketelley804/
Kesthley801/
Kettlett801/
Kettller801/
Ketylley801/
Kethleey801/
Kethlley801/
Kettelly801/
Kettllee801/
Keyteley800/
Keateley800/
Keyhtley800/
Keethley800/
Keittely800/
Keuthley800/
Kittle776,303/
Koetle771,624/
Kitley77679/
Khetle77175/
Kyttle77150/
Kestly77136/
Keetle77113/
Kottle7747/
Ketlya7735/
Kattle7723/
Katley7721/
Keatly7711/
Kietly7711/
Keytle7711/
Kethly777/
Keitly775/
Keetly775/
Ketlie775/
Ketloy775/
Ketlee774/
Keitle773/
Khetly773/
Ketles772/
Kettla772/
Ketlle772/
Kittly771/
Kotley771/
Kgetle771/
Kketle771/
Ketlea771/
Ketlet771/
Ketlue771/
Cettle770/
Kettellie753/
Keithleyu751/
Kethelley751/
Kethilley751/
Kethylley751/
Kheettlly751/
Ketteller750/
Chettle71794/
Keithly71630/
Cattley71378/
Ketelle71102/
Keathly7198/
Köttler7156/
Chetley7139/
Keitler7127/
Kestles7125/
Kehtler7113/
Ketille719/
Ketylle718/
Ketylly718/
Kathley715/
Kyttler715/
Kethlly714/
Ketller713/
Kittled711/
Keastle711/
Khethle711/
Keztler711/
Kiethly711/
Kyttleh711/
Ceattle711/
Keestle711/
Keitles711/
Khetloe711/
Kaitley711/
Khotley711/
Chettly711/
Keitele711/
Keittielle711/
Ketllly711/
Keytely711/
Katleya711/
Katlley711/
Kattlei711/
Keately710/
Cottley710/
Ketless710/
Kettlehout710/
Keastly710/
Keethly710/
Keatler710/
Kuittle710/
Kistley710/
Kithley710/
Keahtly710/
Keitely710/
Koittle710/
Kesthly710/
Kittlle710/
Keetler710/
Katle671,483/
Cheatley67326/
Kytle67240/
Kesztler67205/
Ketla67187/
Keethler67162/
Cattleya67131/
Ketli6786/
Kotle6764/
Keithler6751/
Chittley6729/
Quittley6729/
Kitle6722/
Kethelly6721/
Kitly6716/
Kethilly6714/
Qettelle6711/
Kethylly678/
Keathely677/
Kesstler677/
Kattelle675/
Keitilly673/
Khetelly673/
Keithlet672/
Khettlat672/
Kethelle672/
Kattelly672/
Keithliy671/
Keastler671/
Keethles671/
Kittle's671/
Cheetley671/
Cheattle671/
Kettella671/
Khetilly671/
Katelley671/
Katlleya671/
Katylley671/
Kattilly671/
Keathler670/
Keestler670/
Kittelle670/
Kisttler670/
Qetle670/
Chethley670/
Kestlerr670/

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