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Where Does The Last Name Kells Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kells (Arabic: كيللس) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kells? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 116,821^st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,847,755 people. Kells occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kells live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kells is also the 646,152^nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 197 people.

The last name Kells is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,604 people, or 1 in 225,972. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Kells Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kells last name expanded 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kells Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kells are 15.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kells earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $47,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $53,384 CAD per year.