Fell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Fell Name Meaning: A topographic name for someone who lived by an area of high ground.Fell 'high ground','rock',or 'cliff'. Possibly locational from various villiages such as 'Fellside','Fell' or 'Fellgate'.

The name is of Norse-viking origin.Also metonymic for a Fellmonger,this in most cases was a dealer in skins. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Roger de Fel',dated 1318.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 578
Cotton Weaver 87
General Labourer 44
Coal Miner 42
Farmer 36
Living On Own Means 34
Agricultural Labourer 31
Dress Maker 31
Living On Her Own Means 29
Domestic Servant 20
General Servant Domestic 19
General Servant 17
Labourer 16
Joiner 12
Farm Servant 11
Tailor 11
Baker 11
Errand Boy 9
Farm Labourer 9
Cotton Spinner 8
Domestic 8
Carpenter 8
Bricklayer 8
House Keeper 8
Laundress 8

Fell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fell 100% 27,085
2 Fall 75% 6,310
3 Full 75% 2,934
4 Falla 60% 2,704
5 Fill 75% 2,121
6 Faull 60% 1,764
7 Falle 60% 1,225
8 Foll 75% 386
9 Faill 60% 305
10 Fuell 80% 278
11 Feel 75% 273
12 Fella 80% 250

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