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    The surname O'Kelley

    A surname, carried by 2,524 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O240

    O'Kelley: #12,320 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer O'Kelley #12,320, 2,524 people O'Kelley: #12,320 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez O'Kelley #12,320, 2,524 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Kelley is more common than 92.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,524 people named O'Kelley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,324 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,518.

    #12,320
    rank among US surnames
    2,524
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #11,473)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,312Bradburn2,525122,275
    #12,320Galasso2,524122,324
    #12,323Dendy2,523122,372
    #12,328Reason2,522122,421

    Who is named O'Kelley

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

    85% of people named O'Kelley identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous O'Kelleys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tricia O'Kelley
      American actress, born 1968
    • Edward Capehart O'Kelley
      American outlaw, 1857–1904

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    Surnames that sound like O'Kelley

    O'Kelley has the Soundex code O240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O240.

    Questions

    How common is the surname O'Kelley?
    2,524 people in the United States had the surname O'Kelley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,324 Americans. It ranked 12,320th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname O'Kelley?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named O'Kelley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named O'Kelley?
    Tricia O'Kelley, American actress, followed by Edward Capehart O'Kelley.
    Where is the surname O'Kelley most common?
    Wikidata records people named O'Kelley in the United States.
    Is the surname O'Kelley getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,524 in 2010, up 0.2%.