Castell Family History
Castell Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Castle.Manx: from a
short form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed
of the elements áss ‘god’ + ketill ‘kettle’.Catalan: topographic name from Catalan castell ‘castle’, a
derivative of Late Latin castellum ‘castle’ (a diminutive of
Latin castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). Compare Spanish
Castillo and Occitan (southern French) Castel.Probably an altered spelling of German Kastel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Castell
Name Distribution of Castell Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Castell families
 12 - 21  5 - 11 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Castell families
|
85 - 167 29 - 84 |
1 - 28 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Castell families
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6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Castell census records
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Castell Family Origin
Castell Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Castell
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Castell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Castell census records
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Castell Civil War Service Records
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