Carnell Family History

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Carnell Name Meaning

English: apparently a metonymic occupational name for a crossbowman who specialized in fighting from the battlements of castles, from Anglo-Norman French carnel ‘battlement’, ‘embrasure’ (a metathesized form of crenel, Late Latin crenellus, a diminutive of crena ‘notch’). English: reduced form of Carbonell or Cardinal. Swedish: the second element -ell is a common suffix of Swedish surnames, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius. The first element is unexplained.

Similar surnames: Cornell, Arnell, Cardell, Parnell, Carrell, Farnell, Castell, Carel

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1920

You can see how Carnell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carnell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Carnell families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1840 there were 9 Carnell families living in Ohio. This was about 24% of all the recorded Carnell's in the USA. Ohio had the highest population of Carnell families in 1840.

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

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Carnell Family Occupations

What did your Carnell ancestors do for a living?

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Farmer
28%
Keeping House
9%
Laborer
7%
Machinist
5%

Carnell Historical Records

What Carnell family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Carnell. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Carnell 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 Carnell. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, 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 Carnell. For the veterans among your Carnell 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 Carnell. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Carnell census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1940's US census records for Carnell

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Carnell. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Carnell immigration records

Draft Card

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

View all Carnell military records

Carnell Life Expectancy

What is the average Carnell lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Carnell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Carnell in 1952 was 45, and 77 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Carnell