Kersey (surname) explained

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), 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

Notes and References

1. Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Patrick. Hanks. Richard. Coates. Peter. McClure. Oxford University Press. 2016. 9780192527479. 1463.
2. Book: Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. v. 1. 295. 9780199771691.