Pell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 258
Agricultural Labourer 83
Lace Maker 23
Labourer 19
Coal Miner 18
General Servant 17
Domestic Servant 15
Dress Maker 11
Servant 11
Laundress 10
Shoe Maker 9
Ag Labourer 8
Gardener 7
Tailor 7
Butcher 6
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 6
Farm Servant 6
House Keeper 6
Shoemaker 6
Worsted Weaver 6
Farm Labourer 5
No Occupation 5
Farm Servant Indoor 5
Fancy Weaver 5
Factory Hand 4

Pell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Peel 75% 35,871
2 Pell 100% 12,398
3 Paull 60% 7,908
4 Pill 75% 5,375
5 Poll 75% 3,885
6 Pull 75% 2,560
7 Peall 80% 1,211
8 Pall 75% 635
9 Peill 80% 352
10 Peell 80% 276
11 Pullie 50% 169
12 Pooll 60% 143
13 Polle 60% 135
14 Pouell 67% 114

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The surname Pell is the 2nd most popular variant of Peel.

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