Last Name KEWLEY

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Meaning Local: Of Quilli, near Falaise, Normandy. The Isle of Man Kewleys are said to be a mere variant of Kelly, the great Manx patronymic.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 48,469 (2000 US census)
Count 409 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.46%, or 370 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.67%, or 15 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.22%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.22%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.2%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.22%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

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