Kellywood

Kellywood Meaning & Origin

About Kellywood
The surname Kellywood is a combination of two separate surnames, Kelly and Wood. Kelly is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic name Ó Ceallaigh, meaning "descendant of Ceallach," which itself means "bright-headed." Wood is an English surname derived from the Old English word "wudu," meaning "wood" or "forest." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kellywood is likely a combination of these two meanings, representing someone with a bright-headed or intelligent nature associated with the woods or forest.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kellywood: 142
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 121590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kellywood 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 Kellywood is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLT
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K0403
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EH1 L Y UW0 D
🌐 IPA
/kellywood*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K430

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kellywood in Braille

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

The name Kellywood in braille

How to sign the name Kellywood using Sign Language

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

The name Kellywood in sign language

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