Kestell Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kestell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kestell,' in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall A family of this name was settled there from the time of King John till about the year 1737 (C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall).

1602-3.

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Kestell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
England1081:515,90832,533
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Wales271:114,6128,773
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales261:60,3242,968

Kestell (25) may also be a first name.

Kestell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kestell,' in the parish of Egloshayle, Cornwall A family of this name was settled there from the time of King John till about the year 1737 (C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall).

1602-3. Walter Kestell, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. John Kestell, or Kestle, Cornwall: ibid.

1700. Married — James Kessall and Hannah Maud: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Cornish-Latin) belonging to Kestell or Kestle (Cornwall) = the Castle(s [Corn, castel (pl. cestel) = Welsh castell, Latin castell-um]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Cornwall, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

This family are known to have been resident at Kestell, in the parish of Egloshayle, co. Cornwall, from the time of King John till about the year 1737.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules. There are other places in Cornwall with the adjunct Kestell, and the surnames Kastell and Kistle are etymologically the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

KESTAL, KESTEL, KESTELL, KESTLE: From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules. There are other places in Cornwall with the adjunct Kestell, and the surnames Kastell and Kistle are etymologically the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Kestells of Kestell, in the parish of Egloshayle, were an ancient and influential family that held their estate from the reign of Edward I. until 1734 (M.). John Kestell was mayor of Bodmin in 1549 (M.). The name now is often written Kestle.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kestell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kestell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kestell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Kestell live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 1,907,679. In The United States Kestell is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent reside, Washington, where 26 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The United States Kestell exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Kestell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kestell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kestell last name expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,425 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kestell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kestell surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kestell last name are 28.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.51% registered with the party.

The amount Kestell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesstell930/
Kestel922,697/
Koestel86440/
Kastell86387/
Keshtel8668/
Kaestel8657/
Kostell8633/
Kistell8626/
Kiestel861/
Keistel861/
Kesteel861/
Kestill860/
Kestl8361/
Questell80241/
Kastel771,202/
Kästel771,048/
Kostel77723/
Köstel77207/
Kistel77182/
Cestel7730/
Koestl7713/
Khestl7713/
Kystel7710/
Keestl773/
Kesztl773/
Cestll772/
Kaestl771/
Kestelova752/
Castell7111,946/
Questel711,975/
Kasteel71563/
Khostel71311/
Costell71269/
Kastiel71134/
Kosztel7174/
Kashtel718/
Kostiel717/
Kestilæ715/
Kyshtel713/
Kasstel713/
Koestøl712/
Kastill712/
Kisztel711/
Kastuel711/
Chestel711/
Kastl675,403/
Köstl67252/
Kistl6786/
Kästl6771/
Kestlová6720/
Chistell6716/
Casteell675/
Kostl673/
Casstell673/
Kestlova671/
Casttell671/
Castellë671/
Caesteel670/
Costtell670/

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