Kels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Kels family

The surname Kels was first found in Kirkcudbrightshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt), part of the present day Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, former county in Southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Kels family

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Kels Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kells and others.

Early Notables of the Kels family

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Migration of the Kels family to Ireland

Some of the Kels family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 90 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kels migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friederike Kels, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)