Show ContentsKaul History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Gaelic name used by the Kaul family in ancient Ireland was Mac Ciele, which is derived from the word ciele, which means companion.

Early Origins of the Kaul family

The surname Kaul was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, from before the 12th century.

Early History of the Kaul family

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Kaul Spelling Variations

Names written in official documents were generally spelt as they sounded, leading to the problem of one name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion in records of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Kaul that are preserved in documents of the family history are MacHale, McHale, MacHail, McHail, McCale, MacCale and others.

Early Notables of the Kaul family

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Kaul Ranking

In the United States, the name Kaul is the 11,845th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


New Zealand Kaul migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Kaul Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. T. Kaul, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Hydaspes" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th October 1868 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Kaul (post 1700) +

  • Lyman W. Kaul, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1963 3
  • Hugh Kaul (b. 1906), American politician, Member of Alabama State House of Representatives, 1939-42, 1947-50; Major in the U.S. Army during World War II 3
  • H. Kaul, American politician, Mayor of Forest Park, Illinois, 1925 3
  • Frank A. Kaul, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920 3
  • Frank Kaul, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1992 3
  • Andrew Kaul, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900 3
  • Inge Kaul (1944-2023), German development economist and adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Director of UNDP's Office of Development Studies from 1995 to 2005
  • Kamala Kaul Nehru (1899-1936), the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Indian National Congress and first Prime Minister of India


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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