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
School 695
Farm Labourer 94
General Servant (domestic) 43
Labourer 40
General Labourer 39
Cotton Weaver 39
Private Means 36
Dressmaker 34
Coal Miner Hewer 34
Laundress 32
Scholar 31
Nil 27
Domestic Servant 26
At Home 26
House Keeper 22
Clerk 21
General Servant Domestic 19
Dress Maker 19
None 18
Shop Assistant 18
Farmer 18
House Painter 17
Assisting In The Business 16
Housemaid (domestic) 16
Bricklayer 15

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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