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.
Discover how your Fell ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 64 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 263 |
| Derbyshire | 93 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 73 |
| Essex | 66 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 11 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 42 |
| Kent | 30 |
| Lancashire | 1,206 |
| Leicestershire | 27 |
| Lincolnshire | 137 |
| London | 323 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 118 |
| Norfolk | 62 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 227 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 50 |
| Sussex | 26 |
| Staffordshire | 60 |
| Warwickshire | 224 |
| Westmorland | 100 |
| Wiltshire | 78 |
| Worcestershire | 37 |
| Yorkshire | 811 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 95 |
| Living On Own Means | 64 |
| General Labourer | 53 |
| General Servant Domestic | 40 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Farmer | 28 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 16 |
| Cook Domestic | 15 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 14 |
| Railway Clerk | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Woollen Weaver | 13 |
| Scholar | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Laundress Wash | 11 |
| Dressmaker | 10 |
| House Keeper | 10 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 9 |
| House Maid Domestic | 9 |
| Tailoress | 9 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 9 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| School Teacher | 8 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Fell | 1,961 |
| William Fell | 1,855 |
| John Fell | 1,793 |
| Elizabeth Fell | 1,143 |
| Thomas Fell | 1,095 |
| Sarah Fell | 880 |
| James Fell | 832 |
| George Fell | 807 |
| Joseph Fell | 668 |
| Jane Fell | 664 |
| Ann Fell | 595 |
| Margaret Fell | 578 |
| Robert Fell | 510 |
| Hannah Fell | 428 |
| Annie Fell | 402 |
| Henry Fell | 348 |
| Charles Fell | 347 |
| Alice Fell | 345 |
| Ellen Fell | 342 |
| Richard Fell | 301 |
| Eliza Fell | 294 |
| Edward Fell | 272 |
| Emma Fell | 268 |
| Frederick Fell | 232 |
| Martha Fell | 218 |
| 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 |
The surname Fell is the most popular version of all its varients