indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Habitational name probably derived from Kelsall in Cheshire, England, derived from the Old English given name Kell combined with halh "nook, recess", or possibly from Kelshall, Hertfordshire, meaning "Cylle’s hill", or Kelsale, Suffolk, meaning "Ceol’s nook". In some cases, might instead be a variant of Kershaw.