Kiel Family History
Kiel Name Meaning
German (common in the north of Germany and around Hamburg): in
some cases probably a habitational name from the city of Kiel in
Schleswig-Holstein, but more likely a topographic name for someone
living by a long narrow bay or area of sheltered water, from Middle
Low German kil ‘wedge’, the word from which the city derives
its name. Alternatively, it may be from the same word applied as a
nickname to denote a crude person.North German: possibly an
occupational name for a ship’s captain, short for Low German
Kilmester (Middle Low German kil ‘keel’, ‘boat’ +
mester ‘master’, ‘skipper’). Kilmester is attested as a
surname near Rostock in the 13th century.German: from a pet form
of the personal name Kilian.Dutch: from Middle Dutch
kidel, kedel ‘smock’, hence a metonymic occupational
name for someone who make such garments or perhaps a nickname for
someone who habitually wore one.Dutch: habitational name from a
place so named in Antwerp or from the German city (see 1).Jewish
(Ashkenazic): variant of Kil.Polish
(Kiel): from kiel ‘tooth’, ‘fang’, hence a
nickname for someone with bad or protruding teeth.
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Name Distribution of Kiel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kiel families
 35 - 67  12 - 34 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kiel families
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12 - 21 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Kiel families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Kiel Family Origin
Kiel Immigration Information
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Kiel Family Occupations
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