Kusel Family History

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Kusel Name Meaning

North German (also Küsel): nickname for a squat but agile person, from Middle Low German kusel ‘spinning top’. South German: nickname from Middle High German kuose ‘female calf’ or ‘sheep’. German: habitational name for someone from Kusel in Palatinate or Küsel near Magdeburg. German: metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used sickles, from Sorbian kósa ‘sickle’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name kusl, a pet form of the Biblical name Yekuthiel.

Similar surnames: Kuse, Kosel, Kugel, Kuser, Kogel, Kastl, Kuter, Kesel, Buser, Kosek

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You can see how Kusel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kusel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Kusel families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Kusel families living in Lancashire. This was about 53% of all the recorded Kusel's in the UK. Lancashire had the highest population of Kusel families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kusel surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Kusel Family Occupations

What did your Kusel ancestors do for a living?

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Agent Providential Ass Co

20%
Clerk To Meat Salesman

20%
General Merchant

20%
Letting Furnished Apartments (Lodging House Keeper)

20%

Kusel Historical Records

What Kusel family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Kusel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kusel 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 642 immigration records available for the last name Kusel. 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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Draft Card
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kusel. For the veterans among your Kusel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Kusel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kusel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1891 UK census records for Kusel

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Kusel. 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.

View all Kusel immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kusel. For the veterans among your Kusel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Kusel military records

Kusel Life Expectancy

What is the average Kusel lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Kusel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Kusel in 1959 was 54, and 81 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Kusel