How Many People Have the Last Name Kelsey?
people had the surname Kelsey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 20,408 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+607 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kelsey (84.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Kelsey ranks #1,864. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Kelsey grew from 13,849 people in 2000 to 14,456 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #2,397 to #2,501. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.13 to 4.9 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,849 | 14,456 |
| Rank | #2,397 | #2,501 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.13 | 4.9 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Kelsey
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Kelsey: K420
👤 Kelsey as a First Name
Kelsey is a first name too: about 152,161 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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