How common is the surname Kerley?

5,342 people in the United States had the surname Kerley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. It ranked 6,375th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kerley?

Fred Kerley, American sprinter.

Where is the surname Kerley most common?

Wikidata records people named Kerley in the United States.

Is the surname Kerley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,342 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Kerley

An Irish surname, carried by 5,342 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kerley is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Curley.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,342 people named Kerley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,640.

#6,375

rank among US surnames

5,342

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,367	Peabody	5,345	57,763
#6,370	Mix	5,344	57,774
#6,373	Brazil	5,343	57,785
#6,375	Rego	5,342	57,796
#6,377	Mickens	5,339	57,828
#6,378	Skeen	5,338	57,839
#6,379	Curl	5,335	57,872

Who is named Kerley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Kerley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kerleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Kerley
American sprinter, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kerley

Karle

Kerley has the Soundex code K640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K640.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kerley come from?: Variant of Curley.
How common is the surname Kerley?: 5,342 people in the United States had the surname Kerley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,796 Americans. It ranked 6,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kerley?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kerley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kerley?: Fred Kerley, American sprinter.
Where is the surname Kerley most common?: Wikidata records people named Kerley in the United States.
Is the surname Kerley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,342 in 2010, up 15%.