About Kearbey
The surname Kearbey is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Kjartan" or "Ketill" combined with the Old English word "by," meaning a settlement or village. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kearbey is "the settlement or village of Kjartan or Ketill." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Kjartan or Ketill who lived in a particular settlement.
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The surname Kearbey is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kearbey 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 Kearbey is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kearbey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kearbey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.