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."
The surname Celey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
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.
Here's how to represent Celey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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.