Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
KELSO
There are approximately 1,615 people named Kelso in the UK. That makes it the 5,259th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 26 are named Kelso.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
KalsowKeilson
Kelce
Keils
Kalson
Kalsi
Calso
Callso
Calsoe
Calsow
Keelso
Kalso
Kalsoe
Kalzo
Kalsu
Kalsco
Keelse
Kalzow
Keals
Kehls
Keles
Kalsz
Kalse
Kalss
Kaleso
Keilog
The Kelso surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from the town of Kelso, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Kelso was originally written Calchow, a corruption of Chalkheugh, the chalk-hill.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
KELSO. A town and parish in Roxburghshire. The family were in Ayrshire at an early period. Hugh de Kelso is mentioned in Ragman Roll, 1296. B.L.G.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.