Newell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Newell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Newell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 713
Agricultural Labourer 97
Farm Labourer 44
Domestic Servant 39
Labourer 39
Cotton Weaver 39
General Labourer 37
General Servant 36
Dress Maker 31
Coal Miner 30
Living On Own Means 29
Laundress 28
General Servant Domestic 25
Living On Her Own Means 22
Blacksmith 20
Baker 16
Clerk 16
Gardener 15
Farmer 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Carpenter 13
House Keeper 12
Grocer 11
Cabinet Maker 11
Tailoress 11

Newell Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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