The Kellam surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,323 people carried this name — #7,680 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,082 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kellam surname

Variant of Kelham.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kellam» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Kelham’.

An early record he cites: Walter de Kelome, Nottinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Kelham and Kellam.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 442 · public domain.

In print

Kellam in American newspapers,
1894–1922.

Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Kellam
The Evening World 1894-12-10
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Kellam
The Evening World 1894-12-10
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Kellam
The Washington Times 1922-11-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,310 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kellam in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

981 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kellam. The most, 287, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 340
New South Wales 298
Queensland 287
Tasmania 19
ACT (Canberra) 16
Western Australia 14
South Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kellam.

Who carried it

People named Kellam,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alphonso G. Kellam 1837–1909 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kellam,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States283 records

283 records of the Kellam name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Oscar H. Kellam

    Born 1906 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Richmond, Virginia; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Lee Kellam

    Born 1948; from Daugherty, Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Kellam

    Arrived at Boston in 1851 aboard the Stafordshire from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 283 records for Kellam in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia85 records

85 records of the Kellam name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 41
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 36
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Kellam

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Merlin, aged 23; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph P. Kellam

    Former produce merchant of Preston, Victoria; died 1930.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Phyllis Sadler Kellam

    Born 1889 in Port Frederick, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 85 records for Kellam in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Kellam name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cath Kellam

    Came to Ontario in 1882 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Hali, bound for Clarkson, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth May Kellam

    Buried in 1997 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Terrance Douglas Kellam

    Died 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Kellam in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Kellam name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. H. Kellam

    Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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