Elwell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Elwell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elwell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 183
Coal Miner 27
General Labourer 10
Iron Moulder 9
Iron Worker 9
Living On Her Own Means 7
Clerk 6
General Domestic Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Living On Own Means 6
Labourer 5
Brick Layer 4
Grocer 4
Domestic Servant 4
Boiler Maker 4
General Servant 4
Blacksmith 4
Boat Man 4
Cabinet Maker 3
Dress Maker 3
Seamstress 3
Boatman 2
Brick Layer's Labourer 2
School Boy 2
A Polisher 2

Elwell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Elwell 100% 6,641
2 Lowell 67% 3,518
3 Lewell 67% 2,079
4 Ellwell 86% 296
5 Alwell 83% 148
6 Elwill 83% 115
7 Lawell 67% 103

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The surname Elwell is the most popular version of all its varients

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