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Type Surname (from occupation)
Occupational name for a maker of cooking vessels from Middle High German kezzel meaning "kettle, cauldron, boiler".
Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsKessels
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in the Netherlands named Kessel.