Kelsey (surname)

Kelsey is an English surname and originated from an Old English place name in Lincolnshire, England. The place name derived from words meaning "Ceol's island." (Mills 1991). In modern times Kelsey has also become a unisex given name in English speaking countries. Kelsey means 'safe port'. Kelsey may refer to:

In acting:
* Linda Kelsey, American television actress
* Ian Kelsey, British television actor

In sport:
* Jack Kelsey, Welsh football goalkeeper

In other fields:

* Frances Oldham Kelsey, naturalized American pharmacologist
* Henry Kelsey, English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company
* John Kelsey (cryptanalyst), cryptographer currently working at NIST
* Nancy Kelsey, the first white American woman to walk into California
* Thomas Kelsey, important figure in the government of Oliver Cromwell
* William H. Kelsey, U.S. Congressman (1855-1859)

References

Mills, A. D. (1991). A dictionary of English place-names. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-869156-4.

External links

[http://www.thekelseykindred.org The Kelsey Kindred] An organization of the descendants of William Josiah Kelsey the Puritan Immigrant to America in 1632.

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