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    The surname Kielty

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 805 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /kiːlti/ 2 syllables Soundex K430

    Kielty: #29,366 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kielty #29,366, 805 people Kielty: #29,366 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kielty #29,366, 805 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kielty is more common than 81.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoilte (“descendant of Caoilte”), a personal name probably based on caol (“slender”).

    Kielty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 805 people named Kielty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 383,535 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 749.

    #29,366
    rank among US surnames
    805
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.5%
    change since 2000 (was #29,662)

    Who is named Kielty

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

    96% of people named Kielty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Keelty
    • Keilty
    • Kilty
    • Quilty

    Surnames that sound like Kielty

    Kielty has the Soundex code K430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K430.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kielty come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoilte (“descendant of Caoilte”), a personal name probably based on caol (“slender”).
    How common is the surname Kielty?
    805 people in the United States had the surname Kielty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 383,535 Americans. It ranked 29,366th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kielty?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kielty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Kielty?
    Kielty is /kiːlti/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Kielty?
    Kielty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Kielty getting more or less common?
    More common. 749 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 805 in 2010, up 7.5%.
    What are other spellings of Kielty?
    Keelty, Keilty, Kilty and Quilty.