The kearsley Surname

kearsley Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name for someone from Keresley in Warwickshire, probably so named from the Old English personal name Cenhere + leah ‘woodland clearing’.

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The kearsley name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kearsley family name as far back in history as possible.

kearsley Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of kearsley Families in the US in 1920

Number of kearsley families

6-10

3-5

1-2

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Thread	Author	Replies
Sarah Kearsley	WBlackman1942	0
Ancestry	Juan Carlos Kearsly	0
Saludos - KEARSLEY	RICARDO.K	0
Im in the Kearsley family	Tammie Kearsley	1
KEARSLEY John born abt 1730 marr. Margaret BROWN 1753 @ Wigan Lancs UK	Wendy Ford	0
KEARSLEY John marr. Catherine MOORE abt 1784 all children born @ Wigan, Lancs UK	Wendy Ford	0
Elizabeth Kearsley Penn	Frances Burns	0
KEARSLEY Geo. b abt 1785 m Mary Taylor 1815 @ Wigan, Lancs	Wendy Ford	0
John Kearsley / Carlisle, PA 1770's	FranyaR	1
James (Jim) Kearsley	Velma	1

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