Kelby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kelby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kelby family

Profession Census Frequency
School 86
General Labourer 10
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Labourer 6
Dock Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 4
Housekeeper 4
At School 4
Iron Ore Miner 4
Assisting In The Business 3
Labourer General 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Soldier 3
Cook Domestic 2
Miner 2
Book Linder 2
Carter 2
Nurse 2
Lodging House Keeper Letting Apartments 2
Coal Hewer 2
Coal Mine Hewer 2
Iron Foundry Labourer 2
Boot Trade 2
Sewing ( Boot & Shoe Trade) 2
Musician 2

Kelby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kilby 80% 12,540
2 Kelby 100% 4,544
3 Kilbey 67% 1,774

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The surname Kelby is the 2nd most popular variant of Kilby.

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