Researching Jimmy Kimmel
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9 people with the Kimmel surname? In that year Kimmel was ranked number 3570 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jimmy means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jimmy Kimmel on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jimmy Kimmel in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kimmel ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jimmy Kimmel and the Kimmel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kimmel Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kimmel family tree.
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Kimmel Family History Databases
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Kimmel Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Kimmel surname in the USA? Kimmel is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimmel Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jimmy Kimmel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Jimmy Kimmel
James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and 2018.
Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show. In 2018, Time named him as one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People". Kimmel is the longest-working of all current late-night talk show hosts in the United States, following Conan O’Brien’s retirement from hosting a late-night program.
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