Kelsall Family History

Kelsall Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire called Kelsall from the Middle English personal name Kell + Old English halh ‘nook or corner of land’ or possibly from Kelshall in Hertfordshire which is named with an Old English personal name Cylle + Old English hyll ‘hill’.

There is also a possibility that it originates from Kelsale in Suffolk, named with an Old English personal name Cēl, Cǣl, or Cēol + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

Occasionally, it may be a variant of Kershaw.

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

Similar surnames: Halsall, Kelman, Newhall, Elwell, Bonsall, Edsall, Kendall, Kerswell, Kelso, Sall

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Where is the Kelsall family from?

You can see how Kelsall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kelsall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kelsall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 731 Kelsall families living in Lancashire. This was about 42% of all the recorded Kelsall's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Kelsall families in 1891.

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What did your Kelsall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kelsall. 13% of Kelsall men worked as a General labourer and 70% of Kelsall women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kelsall were Unpaid domestic duties and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

13%

Farmer

Builders labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic dutie

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

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What is the average Kelsall lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Kelsall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Kelsall in 1963 was 90, and 76 in 2004.

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Kelsall Surname Meaning

There is also a possibility that it originates from Kelsale in Suffolk, named with an Old English personal name Cēl, Cǣl, or Cēol + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

Occasionally, it may be a variant of Kershaw.

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

Where is the Kelsall family from?

What did your Kelsall 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.

General labourer

13%

Farmer

Builders labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic dutie

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

What Kelsall family records will you find?

What is the average Kelsall lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Kelsall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Kelsall in 1963 was 90, and 76 in 2004.

Kelsall Family History

Kelsall Surname Meaning

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124,000 record(s) for Kelsall

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Where is the Kelsall family from?

What did your Kelsall ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Kelsall lifespan?

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