Kehl surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kehl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,514 people carried this name — #12,370 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,465 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

890 people named Kehl live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

St. Gallen 349
Zurich 155
Aargau 67
Thurgau 60
Graubünden 52
Bern 44
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 33
Lucerne 22

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 221 people named Kehl live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 175
Buenos Aires Province 32
City of Buenos Aires 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Kehl.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Moselle 33
Paris 5
Haut-Rhin 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3
Aisne 3
Saône-et-Loire 2
Bas-Rhin 1
Nord 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

26 people named Kehl have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 15
Lower Silesian 6
Silesian 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Kehl in American newspapers,
1797–1920.

Newspaper page from American Fork Citizen carrying the name Kehl
American Fork Citizen 1914-12-19
Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Kehl
The New Hampshire Gazette 1797-02-11
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Kehl
Baraboo Weekly News 1920-07-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,834 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kehl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John E. Kehl
    John E. Kehl 1870–1936 · diplomat
  • Renato Ferraz Kehl
    Renato Ferraz Kehl 1889–1974 · physician
  • John Kehl 1837–1909 · politician
  • Lina Kehl 1872–1945
  • Hermann Kehl 1886–1967 · physician
  • Robert Kehl 1914–2001 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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