Kelsie: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Kelsie is usually a form of Kelsey. Name scholars give the meaning as “Cenel's island”. Before spelling was fixed, Kelsey was also written Kelsie. Other spellings include Kelsay and Kelcey.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kelsie, so the heraldry linked to Kelsey is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Kelsie surname pack.