Nell Family History
Nell Name Meaning
Dutch and German: from the personal name Nel, a reduced form of Cornelius.South German: nickname from Middle High German nelle ‘crown of the head’, perhaps denoting an obstinate person.English: from the Middle English personal name Nel(le), a variant of Neill.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Nell
Name Distribution of Nell Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Nell families
 36 - 69  13 - 35 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Nell families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Nell census records
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Nell Family Origin
Nell Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Nell Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Nell
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