Kersey is an English surname. It originated as a habitational surname from Kersey, Suffolk. Other spellings of the surname include Kearsey, Keresey, and Kiersey.[1] The variant spelling Carsey may also be found in the United States.[2] The 2011 United Kingdom census found 911 people with this surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Clyde Kersey (born 1937), American politician
- Eda Kersey (1904–1944), British violinist
- Graham Kersey (1971–1997), English cricketer
- Hannah Kersey (born 1983), British woman with two wombs, gave birth to triplets in 2006
- Jess Kersey (1941–2017), American basketball referee
- Jerome Kersey (1962–2015), American basketball player
- John Kersey the elder (1616–1690?), English author
- John Kersey the younger (fl. 1720), English philologist and lexicographer
- Ken Kersey (1916–1983), Canadian jazz pianist
- Mark Kersey (born c. 1976), American politician
- Paul Kersey (disambiguation)
- Ron Kersey (1949–2005), American disco keyboardist and music producer
- Thomas Kersey (1847–1888), United States Navy sailor
- Alex Kersey-Brown (1942–2015), Welsh rugby player
References edit
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1463. ISBN 9780192527479.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. v. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 295. ISBN 9780199771691.
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