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KELSEY

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There are approximately 4,544 people named Kelsey in the UK. That makes it the 2,312nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 72 are named Kelsey.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Kelsey surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Local) A town in Lincolnshire, England. Kelsey, in Cornish British, signifies the "dry neck," from Kel, a neck, and syck, dry.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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