Kell Surname

35,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

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.

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Kell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1671:50,5736,112
England1,9371:28,7653,886
Germany1,2771:63,0438,097
Australia8991:30,0294,025
Iran8021:95,7399,485
Canada6851:53,7896,415
Russia2221:649,20356,263
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
Estonia1881:7,031856
New Zealand1671:27,1164,736
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Japan1031:1,241,20722,305
Vietnam1001:926,4611,822
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
Wales411:75,4766,450
France331:2,012,810168,616
India291:26,450,530346,896
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Austria91:946,15970,786
China91:151,924,6187,954
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Dominica31:25,297621
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1641:20,9412,958
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3461:37,3104,413

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kéll. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,784th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 494,138 people. The surname Kell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kell reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kell is also the 113,427th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 3,835 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,167 people, or 1 in 50,573. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Kell occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Kell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kell 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 US average, with 61.2% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéll921/
Koell89392/
Kiell89130/
Kuell89122/
Keull8987/
Kaell8929/
Kehll8919/
Kellh899/
Keell893/
Kelld892/
Kcell892/
Kellì892/
Kel867,980/
Kll862/
Kellhs801/
Kiel7516,074/
Kehl7514,769/
Keel7514,374/
Kuel757,851/
Kill753,767/
Cell752,917/
Keul752,375/
Koel752,369/
Köll751,597/
Käll751,299/
Kael75640/
Küll75291/
Kåll75113/
Kõll7592/
Kyll7570/
Kelő7524/
Kkll754/
Klll752/
Kæll751/
Khll751/
Kelø751/
Hkel751/
Kkel751/
Ckel751/
Gkel751/
Qkel751/
Kqel751/
Gkll751/
Hkll751/
Kllp751/
Kellová7374/
Kellova734/
Kuehl678,391/
Kiehl676,474/
Koehl673,740/
Chell673,271/
Quell671,774/
Kl671,064/
Cuell67549/
Köllő67473/
Keehl67219/
Keuhl6796/
Coell6741/
Kuill6741/
Kaehl6731/
Källå6715/
Kioll678/
Keldt678/
Kielė675/
Kıllı673/
Kelpp673/
Caell673/
Kellőová672/
Kccel671/
Hkael671/
Kækel671/
Kőllő671/
Killl671/
Gqkll671/
Kklll671/
Killh671/
Killp671/
Ckiel671/
Qkcll671/
Kqcel671/
Kuull670/

Kell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kell in the Hindi language
केललkelala-
Kell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻞkl80
ﻛﺎﻝkal20
Kell in the Russian language
Келльkell-

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