Orwell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Orwell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Orwell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Agricultural Labourer 6
House Keeper 4
Domestic Servant 3
Daughter 2
Wife 2
Labourer 2
Plate Layer Railway 2
Dependent 1
Mine Girl 1
Miner 1
Servant Domestic 1
Ironer 1
Shop Woman 1
Laundress 1
Farmers Wife 1
Brewer 1
Wood Man 1
Brewer Journeyman 1
Groom 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Brick Layer's Wife 1
Carpet Maker 1
Horse Hair Weaver 1
Tobbing Carter 1

Orwell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rowell 67% 22,423
2 Orwell 100% 702
3 Rewell 67% 661
4 Rowall 50% 447
5 Rowill 50% 253
6 Rawell 67% 182
7 Irwell 83% 129
8 Arwell 83% 111

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The surname Orwell is the 2nd most popular variant of Rowell.

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