Kellen is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kellen
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Worn especially in the Ardennes, a place name seems to bring Kell names, Kelle (= swamp). The report with the spoon (German Kelle) seems much more unlikely. Alternatively, a variant of the personal name Kilian, Killian (see Killian).

How popular is Kellen?

Kellen is common in United States.

Kellen is ranked 69958 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kellen bearers increased by 2.101167 per cent in 2010 US census to 1312 since 2000, the surname slipped by 819 spots and ranked at 20274. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.05 95.02
Black 2.13 3.74
Hispanic or Latino 1.75 0.62
Others 0.99 0.54
Kellen is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 6436 people have been found who wears Kellen as their family name. Kellen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
4,921 Uganda5
381,097 Ukraine4
122,390 Belarus4
1,750 Rwanda4
7,294 Kuwait3
4,086 Angola2
12,161 Wales2
54,641 Sweden2
62,864 New Zealand1
123,175 Tanzania1
7,191 Afghanistan1
573 Vanuatu1
66,560 Philippines1
17,236 Ghana1
49,529 Israel1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,763 Australia37
1,985 Luxembourg33
155,219 England16
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,335 Canada73
133,875 France61
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Kellen:
43,493 Indonesia220
59,024 Germany168
3,334 Portugal166
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Kellen:
3,813 Brazil3,736
18,978 United States1,707
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Henry Kellen from Great Britain aboard the Siddons from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on March 28, 1846. Paul Kellen, aged 21, 20 years old Mary-L. Kellen, Immigrant Ann Kellen, 25 years old Nath. Kellen, Alexander Kellen, aged 30, 70 years old Margaret Kellen, Mary Kellen (17) Maid, Bridget Kellen, aged 20, Workman Anthony Kellen, are other Kellen that migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast and Limerick.

Kellen Namesakes

  • Frans Kellendonk, Novelist
  • Garret Kellenberger, Actor
  • Ralf Kelleners, Racing driver
  • Konrad Kellen, Author
  • Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld's son
  • Konrad Kellen, Actor
  • Johnny Kellen, Musical Artist
  • Elizabeth Van Der Kellen, Jake Richardson's wife
  • David van der (III) Kellen, Visual Artist
  • Johan Philip van der Kellen, Author

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