Kelty meaning | Last name Kelty origin

Following is the meaning of Kelty surname. Family name Kelty is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kelty
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kelty

Kelty is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Kelty has 5 characters long in length.

Kelty is common in United States country(ies).

Kelty is ranked 148994 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kelties grew by 16.52274 per cent to 2024 since 2000 and ranked 14691 after elevating 782 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.72 87.45
Black 7.91 7.08
Hispanic or Latino 3.75 2.53
Others 1.24 1.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.04 0.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.92

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kelty

How popular is Kelty?

Kelty is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 2535 people have been found who wears Kelty as their family name. Kelty is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
67,494 South Africa3
1,472 The Bahamas2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
897,276 Russia1
49,529 Israel1
151,601 Spain1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
7,570 Ireland38
42,407 Sweden22
189,966 Canada11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,298 England65
Countries with hundreds of Kelty:
14,049 Australia193
Countries with thousands of Kelty:
15,576 United States2,150

Immigrants to US

Honora Kelty worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ivanhoe and arrived on May 13, 1850. Mary Kelty (17) Maid, 9 years old Bridget Kelty, 7 years old Catherine Kelty, Lawrence Kelty, aged 5, are others that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kelty surname

Frank Kelty Politician
John Kelty Cassell Author
Matt Kelty Politician
John Kelty Baseball player
Gavin Kelty Actor
Matthew Kelty Author
Frank Kelty Politician
Mark Kelty Actor
Megan Kelty Television producer
Mary Ann Kelty Writer

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