Kessel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kessel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kessel family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Stone Mason App 3
Domestic Servant 2
Farmers Son 2
Miner 2
Miner's Wife 2
Copper Miner 1
Farmer 120 Acers Employing 1 Man 1
Farmer Employing 1 Man 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Labourer 1
Stone Mason 1
Stone Mason Wife 1
Tailor & Outfitter 1
Tailor & Outfitters Wife 1
Visitor 1
Cotton Merchant 1
Merchants Wife 1
Draper Apprentice 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Wheelwright 1

Kessel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kessell 86% 1,257
2 Kestle 50% 1,089
3 Kessel 100% 368
4 Kessele 86% 247

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The surname Kessel is the 3rd most popular variant of Kessell.

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