Celey

Celey Meaning & Origin

About Celey
The surname Celey is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Ceola," meaning "keel" or "ship," combined with the suffix "-ey," which denotes an island or a piece of land surrounded by water. Therefore, the surname Celey likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived on or near an island or a piece of land surrounded by water. It could also have been a locational name for someone from a place named Celey or a variant spelling of the surname Sealey, derived from the Old English word "sealh," meaning "willow tree."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Celey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Celey: 113
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 146,201
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Celey based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Celey is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SL
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S EH1 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/celey*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Celey in Braille

Here's how to represent Celey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Celey in braille

How to sign the name Celey using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Celey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Celey in sign language

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