# Kell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,568 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,298 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 67,589 people |
| Change since 2000 | -11.0% (5,131 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kel |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kell in the United States.

## People named Kell

- Ayla Kell, actress, dancer
- George Kell, American baseball player (1922-2009)

## Similar surnames

Kelly, Kelley, Keel, Keil, Kiel, Keele, Kull, Kehl, Keely, Koll, Kill, Kyle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.