Kells Surname
Approximately 3,944 people bear this surname
Kells Surname Definition:
Local, Oppression and hamesucken was done to John Kells in Wigtune, 1513 (Trials, I, p. 93). Alestr Kells in Torrisheich, and Arthur Kelles in Glencarvie, both in 1682 (Invercautd, p. 263,264). The first derived his surname from Kells in Kirkcudbrightshire.
Read More About This SurnameKells Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,604 | 1:225,972 | 21,838 |
| Canada | 661 | 1:55,742 | 6,601 |
| Australia | 435 | 1:62,059 | 7,489 |
| England | 380 | 1:146,626 | 14,112 |
| New Zealand | 272 | 1:16,648 | 2,910 |
| Northern Ireland | 251 | 1:7,351 | 1,278 |
| Ireland | 195 | 1:24,148 | 2,322 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 359 | 1:12,339 | 1,670 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 72 | 1:338,547 | 21,815 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:103,544 | 10,448 |
Kells (197) may also be a first name.
Kells Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local, Oppression and hamesucken was done to John Kells in Wigtune, 1513 (Trials, I, p. 93). Alestr Kells in Torrisheich, and Arthur Kelles in Glencarvie, both in 1682 (Invercautd, p. 263,264). The first derived his surname from Kells in Kirkcudbrightshire.
(Celtic) belonging to 1 Kells (Scotland). [It is doubtful whether this name is an Anglicized plural form of Gaelic cill, a cell or church (Latin cella), or Gael, coill, a wood, forest. As ‘there are remains of an ancient forest in the parish, supposed to have been a royal hunting-ground’ (National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland), the latter is prob. the true etymon] 2 Kells (Ireland) [The Irish Kells are usually the Anglicized form of Irish cealla, pl. of cill, a cell or church; but Kells in Meath was formerly Kenlis, for Irish Ceannlis, ‘Head Fort’-ceann, head + lis, fort]
Kells Demographics
Kells Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kells Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kells Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kells (Arabic: كيللس) is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kells.
How Common Is The Last Name Kells? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 116,821st most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,847,755 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kells live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 197 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,604 people, or 1 in 225,972. In The United States Kells is most numerous in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Kells exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Kells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kells surname grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 46 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kells Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kells last name is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kells are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelles | 91 | 352 | / |
| Kuells | 91 | 22 | / |
| Keells | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kellhs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kellős | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koells | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kellse | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kellsh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kels | 89 | 586 | / |
| Kellehs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kelless | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kellese | 83 | 0 | / |
| Keels | 80 | 3,044 | / |
| Kelsh | 80 | 857 | / |
| Cells | 80 | 782 | / |
| Kills | 80 | 168 | / |
| Keuls | 80 | 125 | / |
| Kelsz | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kaels | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kehls | 80 | 43 | / |
| Källs | 80 | 41 | / |
| Külls | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kelse | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kelss | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kelså | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kelhs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kellz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kiels | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qells | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kylls | 80 | 0 | / |
| Koellsch | 77 | 76 | / |
| Kls | 75 | 312 | / |
| Kelsch | 73 | 4,004 | / |
| Celles | 73 | 699 | / |
| Killes | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kuehls | 73 | 51 | / |
| Küllős | 73 | 21 | / |
| Chells | 73 | 19 | / |
| Källås | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kellch | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kielsz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Quells | 73 | 11 | / |
| Källse | 73 | 10 | / |
| Köllås | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kiehls | 73 | 5 | / |
| Coells | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kelsce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuells | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kylles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Køllås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keelsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keelsp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kielsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koelsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koelsch | 67 | 1,874 | / |
| Kelz | 67 | 1,642 | / |
| Chelles | 67 | 639 | / |
| Caelles | 67 | 430 | / |
| Cels | 67 | 377 | / |
| Kles | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kils | 67 | 128 | / |
| Coelles | 67 | 50 | / |
| Cuelles | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kellece | 67 | 35 | / |
| Küls | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kyllesø | 67 | 21 | / |
| Keheles | 67 | 18 | / |
| Quelles | 67 | 18 | / |
| Köls | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kelsova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuellez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kielsch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gkilles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Köllsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyls | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klsd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaelsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kllz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkls | 67 | 1 | / |
Kells Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kells in the Arabic language | ||
| كيللس | kylls | - |
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