Cress island or coarse wool cloth
Kersey likely originated as an English habitational surname referring to the village of Kersey in Suffolk, meaning 'cress island'. It is also historically associated with a type of coarse, ribbed woolen cloth originally manufactured in that same village.
Less common today
Kersey isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,907 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
19th-century American skeptic and writer
Prominent real estate developer and Kansas City pioneer
