Kersey is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname. It originated as a

habitational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

from

Kersey, Suffolk Kersey is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district in Suffolk, in the east of England. The main street has a ford across a stream. Its principal claim to fame is that a coarse woollen cloth called Kersey cloth takes its name from it. ...

. Other spellings of the surname include Kearsey, Keresey, and Kiersey. The variant spelling Carsey may also be found in the United States. The

2011 United Kingdom census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

found 911 people with this surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Clyde Kersey (born 1937), American politician *

Eda Kersey Eda Kersey (15 May or 16 May 190413 July 1944) was a British violinist who was renowned for her brilliant playing. She premiered a number of important works, including the Bax Violin Concerto, but her career was cut short by her early death. E ...

(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 Jesse "Jess" Kersey (January 12, 1941 – April 22, 2017) was an American basketball referee who worked for the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. Born in Newport News, Virginia, Kersey attended Thomas Nels ...

(1941–2017), American basketball referee *

Jerome Kersey Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995), Golden State Warriors (1995–96), Los Angele ...

(1962–2015), American basketball player *

John Kersey the elder John Kersey the elder (1616–1677) was an English mathematician, as well as a textbook writer. Life He was son of Anthony Carsaye or Kersey and Alice Fenimore, and was baptised at Bodicote, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, on 23 November 1616. He ...

(1616–1690?), English author * John Kersey the younger (fl. 1720), English philologist and lexicographer *

Ken Kersey Kenneth Lyons Kersey (April 3, 1916 – April 1, 1983) was a Canadian jazz pianist who spent most of his life working in the United States. Early life Kersey was born in Harrow, Ontario, on April 3, 1916 into a musical family. He studied piano an ...

(1916–1983), Canadian jazz pianist *

Mark Kersey Mark Kersey (born ) is an American politician who was a member of the San Diego City Council for District 5 from 2012 to 2020. He was elected in June 2012 and re-elected in June 2016. Kersey was council president ''pro tem'' in 2016 and 2017. ...

(born ), American politician * Paul Kersey (disambiguation) *

Ron Kersey Tyrone Garfield Kersey (April 7, 1949 – January 25, 2005), known as Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, was an American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger most known for writing the music to "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps. Kersey was born in P ...

(1949–2005), American disco keyboardist and music producer * Thomas Kersey (1847–1888), United States Navy sailor * Alex Kersey-Brown (1942–2015), Welsh rugby player

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