Kell Surname
Approximately 14,748 people bear this surname
Kell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the keld,' from residence thereby. 'Keld, a well (Craven dialect), smooth reaches of water in a rough stream' (Halliwell). A common term in Yorks, Westm., and Cumb. for a well or spring.
Read More About This SurnameKell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,167 | 1:50,573 | 6,112 |
| England | 1,937 | 1:28,765 | 3,886 |
| Germany | 1,277 | 1:63,043 | 8,097 |
| Australia | 899 | 1:30,029 | 4,025 |
| Iran | 802 | 1:95,739 | 9,485 |
| Canada | 685 | 1:53,789 | 6,415 |
| Russia | 222 | 1:649,203 | 56,263 |
| Cameroon | 202 | 1:102,817 | 12,122 |
| Estonia | 188 | 1:7,031 | 856 |
| New Zealand | 167 | 1:27,116 | 4,736 |
| Brazil | 155 | 1:1,381,125 | 46,713 |
| South Africa | 138 | 1:392,592 | 34,819 |
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Japan | 103 | 1:1,241,207 | 22,305 |
| Vietnam | 100 | 1:926,461 | 1,822 |
| Scotland | 100 | 1:53,538 | 4,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 | 1:24,277 | 2,748 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Dominica | 3 | 1:25,297 | 621 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,164 | 1:20,941 | 2,958 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,346 | 1:37,310 | 4,413 |
The alternate forms: Kéll (1) are calculated separately.
Kell (3,835) may also be a first name.
Kell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the keld,' from residence thereby. 'Keld, a well (Craven dialect), smooth reaches of water in a rough stream' (Halliwell). A common term in Yorks, Westm., and Cumb. for a well or spring. Icel. Kelda, palus (Brockett). The d seems to have been entirely disconnected from the name in Yorkshire.
Willelmus atte Keld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes atte Keld, 1379: ibid.
Dionisius del Kell', 1379: ibid.
Rogerus Kell, 1379: ibid.
Thomas atte Keld, 1379: ibid.
(Scandinavian) 1 Dweller at a Spring [N.Eng. and Scot. kell, a spring; Old Norse kelda, whence also Swedish källa] 2 the Scandinavian pers. name Kell or Kiell [v. under Kelby2] (English) Dweller by a Kiln [DialectalE. kell, Old English cyl(e)n]
1. Formerly written Cail, and said by the family to be derived from Cailly in Normandy. See Cailey. In modem times some Christianized Jews have changed their names from Ezekiel to Kell. 2. A nickname of Charles-Carl, Karl, Kell. Hence the derivatives Kelson, and Kellie.
Kell Demographics
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Kell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻞ, Hindi: केलल, Russian: Келль) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Kéll. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kell is the 35,784th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 494,138 people. Kell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kell are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 113,427th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 3,835 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,167 people, or 1 in 50,573. In The United States Kell is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Kell exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.
Kell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kell surname grew 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland and Orthodox (91%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kell last name are 14.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.2% being registered with the party.
The amount Kell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.93% more than the national average, earning R 318,276 per year; in United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,241 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kéll | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koell | 89 | 392 | / |
| Kiell | 89 | 130 | / |
| Kuell | 89 | 122 | / |
| Keull | 89 | 87 | / |
| Kaell | 89 | 29 | / |
| Kehll | 89 | 19 | / |
| Kellh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Keell | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kelld | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kcell | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kellì | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kel | 86 | 7,980 | / |
| Kll | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kellhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiel | 75 | 16,074 | / |
| Kehl | 75 | 14,769 | / |
| Keel | 75 | 14,374 | / |
| Kuel | 75 | 7,851 | / |
| Kill | 75 | 3,767 | / |
| Cell | 75 | 2,917 | / |
| Keul | 75 | 2,375 | / |
| Koel | 75 | 2,369 | / |
| Köll | 75 | 1,597 | / |
| Käll | 75 | 1,299 | / |
| Kael | 75 | 640 | / |
| Küll | 75 | 291 | / |
| Kåll | 75 | 113 | / |
| Kõll | 75 | 92 | / |
| Kyll | 75 | 70 | / |
| Kelő | 75 | 24 | / |
| Kkll | 75 | 4 | / |
| Klll | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kæll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kelø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kllp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kellová | 73 | 74 | / |
| Kellova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuehl | 67 | 8,391 | / |
| Kiehl | 67 | 6,474 | / |
| Koehl | 67 | 3,740 | / |
| Chell | 67 | 3,271 | / |
| Quell | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Kl | 67 | 1,064 | / |
| Cuell | 67 | 549 | / |
| Köllő | 67 | 473 | / |
| Keehl | 67 | 219 | / |
| Keuhl | 67 | 96 | / |
| Coell | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kuill | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kaehl | 67 | 31 | / |
| Källå | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kioll | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keldt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kielė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kıllı | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kelpp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kellőová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kccel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kækel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kőllő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqkll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kklll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkcll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuull | 67 | 0 | / |
Kell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kell in the Hindi language | ||
| केलल | kelala | - |
| Kell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻞ | kl | 80 |
| ﻛﺎﻝ | kal | 20 |
| Kell in the Russian language | ||
| Келль | kell | - |
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