Kielty

English

Alternative forms

• Keelty, Keilty, Kilty, Quilty

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoilte (“descendant of Caoilte”), a personal name probably based on caol (“slender”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kiːlti/

Proper noun

Kielty (plural Kieltys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kielty is the 29366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Kielty is most common among White (95.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kielty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 301.