Kessel Family History

Kessel Surname Meaning

Cornish: variant of Kessell. German: from Middle High German keʒʒel ‘kettle cauldron’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels or alternatively a topographic and habitational name from the same word in the sense ‘(ring-shaped) hollow.

Dutch (mainly Van Kessel): habitational name for someone from any of the places so named in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg or in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg.

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

Similar surnames: Kestel, Kassel, Ressel, Fessel, Kesel, Hessel, Nessel, Wessel, Keitel, Roessel

59K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
9K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
16K	Census and Voter Lists
53K	Member Trees

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Where is the Kessel family from?

You can see how Kessel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kessel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kessel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 43 Kessel families living in Cornwall. This was about 48% of all the recorded Kessel's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Kessel families in 1891.

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What did your Kessel ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Tailor and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kessel. 100% of Kessel men worked as a Tailor and 89% of Kessel women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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

Tailor

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Milliner

12%

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Census Record

There are 16K census records available for the last name Kessel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kessel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Kessel. 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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Military Records

There are 9K military records available for the last name Kessel. For the veterans among your Kessel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kessel lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Kessel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Kessel in 1945 was 42, and 76 in 2004.

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Kessel Surname Meaning

Dutch (mainly Van Kessel): habitational name for someone from any of the places so named in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg or in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Limburg.

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

Where is the Kessel family from?

What did your Kessel ancestors do for a living?

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.

Tailor

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Milliner

12%

What Kessel family records will you find?

What is the average Kessel lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Kessel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Kessel in 1945 was 42, and 76 in 2004.

Kessel Family History

Kessel Surname Meaning

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Kessel Surname Meaning

144,000 record(s) for Kessel

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Where is the Kessel family from?

What did your Kessel ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Kessel family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Kessel lifespan?

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