Cail Family History

Cail Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Kehl or Keil or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Compare Cale and Kail.

English: variant of Cale or Kail or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

In some cases possibly also French: topographic name a cognate of Caille 1 or a metonymic occupational name for a dairy worker from Occitan calh ‘curds’ (from Latin coagulum from coagulāre ‘to congeal’); compare Caille.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Call, Cain, Bail, Cal, Nail, Fail, Mahl, Hall, Cai, Civil

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Where is the Cail family from?

You can see how Cail families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cail family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cail families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 41 Cail families living in Yorkshire. This was about 29% of all the recorded Cail's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Cail families in 1891.

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What did your Cail ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cail.

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Unpaid domestic duties

86%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Cail. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 7K military records available for the last name Cail. For the veterans among your Cail ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cail lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Cail life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cail in 1942 was 54, and 84 in 2004.

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Cail Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Kehl or Keil or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Compare Cale and Kail.

English: variant of Cale or Kail or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Cail family from?

What did your Cail ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cail.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

86%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

What Cail family records will you find?

What is the average Cail lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Cail life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cail in 1942 was 54, and 84 in 2004.

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