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Early Origins of the Guel family

The surname Guel was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Guel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guel research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Guel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guell, Güell, Guel, Guele, Guelle, Guelen, Gual, Gualdo, Guales, Quell and many more.

Early Notables of the Guel family

Prominent among members of the family

  • was the Guell family of Catalonia

Guel Ranking

In the United States, the name Guel is the 18,198th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Guel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jose Gual who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1825; and Juan Guell who came to New Orleans in 1846.



  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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