The Kelsch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,996 people carried this name — #14,842 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 16% from 1,719 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Kelsch.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Doubs.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 28 people named Kelsch live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Kelsch in American newspapers,
1897–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,071 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kelsch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maximilien Kelsch 1844–1906 · politician -
Louis Félix Achille Kelsch 1841–1911 · physician
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Mose Kelsch 1897–1935 · American football player
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Ken Kelsch 1947–2023 · cinematographer
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Walter Kelsch 1955– · association football player
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Barbara Kelsch 1972– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kelsch.
- Keith 48,487 · U.S. census
- Kelle 319 · U.S. census
- Keller 98,268 · U.S. census
- Kellner 4,329 · U.S. census
- Kelly 267,394 · U.S. census
- Kelner 540 · U.S. census
- Keltz 621 · U.S. census
- Kemp 46,146 · U.S. census
- Kempa 671 · U.S. census
- Kempen 731 · U.S. census
- Kempenich 207 · U.S. census
- Kempf 6,364 · U.S. census
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