How common is the last name Kelley?

137,250 people in the United States have the last name Kelley, about 1 in 2,178. It ranks #203 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KELLEY

#203

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
137,250
About
1 in 2,178
This common or more
22.7%
Who bears it

Of the 137,250 people with the last name Kelley, 80.3% reported their origin as White, 10.7% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kelley

#201 Ryan · 137,599#202 Gardner · 137,379#204 Dunn · 137,243#205 Payne · 137,217

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kelley, most common first.

#80 Kelly · 255,516#6,381 Keeley · 5,125#30,781 Kealey · 810#53,865 Kewley · 414#63,550 Kelle · 339#113,565 Keiley · 164#153,590 Kehley · 104

Also a first name

As a first name, Kelley ranks #966 of 53,615, with 45,163 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1968, with 2,086 births. See Kelley as a first name

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