Kelvey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 6
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 18

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Kelvey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kelvey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Works In Porter Store 2
Watch Manufacturer 1
Tailor 1
Labourer 1
House Servant 1
House Keeper 1
Carrier 1
Errand Boy 1
Mast & Block Master 1
Silver Stamper 1
Slaughterer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Kelvey

Name Census Frequency
Mary Kelvey 22
John Kelvey 18
William Kelvey 18
Charles Kelvey 17
Elizabeth Kelvey 13
Frederick Kelvey 13
Henry Kelvey 13
James Kelvey 11
Ann Kelvey 8
Emma Kelvey 8
Annie Kelvey 7
Daniel Kelvey 7
Thomas Kelvey 7
George Kelvey 6
Ada Kelvey 5
Edward Kelvey 5
Eliza Kelvey 5
Lucy Kelvey 5
Arthur Kelvey 4
Catherine Kelvey 4
Gertrude Kelvey 4
Herbert Kelvey 4
Rebecca Kelvey 4
Sarah Kelvey 4
Ernest Kelvey 3

Kelvey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kelvie 67% 358
2 Kelvey 100% 300

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The surname Kelvey is the 2nd most popular variant of Kelvie.

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