i was told by a relative that Kersey was originally cherokee (from how it was handed down) it was spelled Cursi, but when english language came into place, it evolved into Kersey, i want to know what the name meaning of Cursi is since im researching about it.
bluebellbkk
So have you actually DONE any "research" like, I don't know, typing "Kersey" into google?
DCM5150
According to most websites, this surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kersey,' a parish in Suffolk, near Hadleigh.
There are no results from trying to find Cursi and Cherokee on the internet. But there is this https://nativeamericanroots.wordpress.com/tag/kersey/
I would try to more out of your relatives. Has anyone done a DNA test? That might help actually determine a more specific region of the Cherokee if that is truly where the