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Kinsella is a surname of Irish origin, developed from the original form Cinnsealach, meaning "proud". The Kinsella sept is native in part of the modern County Wexford in Leinster, a district formerly called the Kinsellaghs. The Kinsellas as one of the chiefly families of the Uí Ceinnselaig is supported by John O'Hart in his 1892 Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of The Irish Nation who gives the spelling as Kinselagh.

People with this surname

  • Alice Kinsella (born 2001), British gymnast
  • Arthur Kinsella (1918–2004), New Zealand politician
  • Ben Kinsella (1991–2008), English murder victim
  • Bob Kinsella (1899–1951), American baseball outfielder
  • Brian Kinsella (1954–2018), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Brooke Kinsella (born 1983), English actress
  • Douglas Kinsella (1932–2004), Canadian medical ethics expert
  • Eamonn Kinsella (1932–1991), Irish athlete
  • Edward Kinsella (disambiguation), several people
  • Elaine Kinsella (born 1981), Irish radio presenter and writer
  • James Kinsella (disambiguation), several people
  • John Kinsella (disambiguation), several people
  • Kevin Kinsella, American reggae and roots rock musician
  • Lauren Kinsella (born 1983), Irish musician
  • Len Kinsella (born 1946), Scottish footballer
  • Lewis Kinsella (born 1994), English footballer
  • Liam Kinsella, English-born Irish footballer
  • Mark Kinsella (born 1972), Irish footballer
  • Mike Kinsella (born 1977), American musician
  • Nate Kinsella (born 1980), American musician
  • Niels Kinsella, Irish musician, member of God Is an Astronaut
  • Noël Kinsella (born 1939), Canadian senator
  • Owen Kinsella, Irish football player
  • Pat Kinsella, English footballer
  • Ray Kinsella (1911–1996), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Sophie Kinsella (1969–2025), English novelist
  • Stephan Kinsella (born 1965), American lawyer and author
  • Ted Kinsella (1893–1967), Australian politician and judge
  • Torsten Kinsella, Irish musician, member of God Is an Astronaut
  • Thomas Kinsella (1928–2021), Irish poet
  • Thomas Kinsella (politician) (1832–1884), American politician
  • Tim Kinsella (born 1974), American musician
  • Tommy Kinsella (1941–2009), Irish soccer player
  • Tony Kinsella (born 1961), English footballer
  • Warren Kinsella (born 1960), Canadian lawyer and author
  • Walter Kinsella (disambiguation), several people
  • W. P. Kinsella (1935–2016), Canadian author

Fictional people

  • Ray Kinsella, a character in the film Field of Dreams. Also, the fictional protagonist in J.D. Salinger's short story "A Young Girl in 1941 With No Waist at All."

Spelling variations

  • Kinch
  • Kinchella
  • Kincheloe
  • Kinchley
  • Kinchsular
  • Kingslagh
  • Kingslaghe
  • Kingsley
  • Kinsela
  • Kinsella
  • Kinshellagh
  • Kinshlagh
  • Kinslayer
  • Kinsler
  • Kynsellagh
  • Kynsellaghe
  • O'Kinsella
  • O'Cinnseallaigh
  • Kinsley

See also

  • Kinsella Peak, a mountain peak in Antarctica
  • Kinsella, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
  • Uí Ceinnselaig, an Irish dynasty of Leinster
  • Irish clans

References

  • Ancient Kinsella Lineage at Kinsella.org
  • How to pronounce Kinsella in Irish, forvo.com