Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
KELSEY
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
Related and similar surnames
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Calsy
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Kailsey
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Kellsay
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The Kelsey surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in Lincolnshire, England. Kelsey, in Cornish British, signifies the "dry neck," from Kel, a neck, and syck, dry.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
KELSEY. Xorth and South Kelsey are parishes in co. Lincoln.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.