Keil Family History
Keil Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German kil ‘wedge’, ‘wooden
peg’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such
pegs or for a wood chopper. Alternatively, it may be nickname for an
uncouth or misshapen person (compare Keidel) or a topographic
name for someone who lived on or near a wedge-shaped plot of
land.Altered spelling of German Geil, nickname from Middle
High German geil ‘boisterous’, ‘mischievous’, later ‘horny’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Keil
Name Distribution of Keil Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Keil families
 70 - 137  24 - 69 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Keil families
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24 - 46 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Keil families
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12 - 21 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Keil census records
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Keil Family Origin
Keil Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Keil
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Keil Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Keil census records
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Keil Civil War Service Records
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