Newell Name Meaning: A variant of Noel,for someone who had a special connection with the christmas season. Middle Enlgish No(u)el 'christmas'.
This could be someone who owed a particular feudal duty of perhaps providing a 'yule-log to the lord of the manor or a performance. given name for someone born during the Christmas period.
Discover how your Newell ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 207 |
| Berkshire | 64 |
| Cambridgeshire | 129 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 42 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 27 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 28 |
| Essex | 134 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 204 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 113 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 27 |
| Lancashire | 190 |
| Leicestershire | 33 |
| Lincolnshire | 30 |
| London | 607 |
| Middlesex | 83 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 197 |
| Northamptonshire | 71 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 97 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 47 |
| Suffolk | 72 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 112 |
| Sussex | 52 |
| Staffordshire | 118 |
| Warwickshire | 127 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 108 |
| Yorkshire | 553 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 44 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 663 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 153 |
| Labourer | 80 |
| Lace Maker | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Cotton Weaver | 33 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| Baker | 15 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Worsted Weaver | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 11 |
| Shepherd | 10 |
| Errand Boy | 10 |
| Nurse | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Newell | 2,240 |
| Mary Newell | 1,995 |
| John Newell | 1,877 |
| Elizabeth Newell | 1,319 |
| Sarah Newell | 1,211 |
| Thomas Newell | 1,211 |
| George Newell | 1,172 |
| James Newell | 1,153 |
| Ann Newell | 698 |
| Henry Newell | 683 |
| Charles Newell | 562 |
| Joseph Newell | 556 |
| Jane Newell | 534 |
| Emma Newell | 518 |
| Alice Newell | 492 |
| Eliza Newell | 487 |
| Ellen Newell | 479 |
| Annie Newell | 440 |
| Frederick Newell | 413 |
| Hannah Newell | 395 |
| Alfred Newell | 386 |
| Emily Newell | 377 |
| Arthur Newell | 370 |
| Robert Newell | 370 |
| Edward Newell | 347 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newell | 100% | 34,272 |
| 2 | Nowell | 83% | 11,512 |
| 3 | Newall | 83% | 10,184 |
| 4 | Newill | 83% | 1,702 |
| 5 | Newel | 83% | 674 |
| 6 | Nowill | 67% | 339 |
| 7 | Anwell | 67% | 193 |
| 8 | Newille | 71% | 186 |
| 9 | Nowall | 67% | 173 |
| 10 | Nawell | 83% | 147 |
The surname Newell is the most popular version of all its varients