Kessel (surname)

Kessel (German, from Middle High German Keʒʒel "kettle", "cauldron") is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of copper cooking vessels. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Al Kessel (c. 1938–2012), founder of Kessel Food Markets
 * Amanda Kessel (born 1991), American ice hockey player
 * Barney Kessel (1923–2004), American jazz guitarist
 * Benjamin Kessel (born 1987), German footballer
 * Edward L. Kessel (1904–1997), American biologist
 * Franziska Kessel (1906–1934), German politician
 * Georgina Kessel, Mexican economist
 * Gustav von Kessel (1846–1918), German general
 * Jerrold Kessel (1944–2011), South African-born Israeli journalist
 * John Kessel (born 1950), American author
 * John Van Kessel (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Joseph Kessel (1898–1979), French writer
 * Lipmann Kessel (1914–1986), South African surgeon
 * Loris Kessel (1950–2010), Swiss racing driver
 * Matthew Kessel (born 2000), American ice hockey player
 * Mortimer von Kessel (1893–1981), German general
 * Phil Kessel (born 1987), American ice hockey player
 * Richard Kessel (born c. 1950), American businessman