Povell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 9
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 7
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Povell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Povell family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2
Independent 2
Male Servant 1
Female Servant 1
Labourer 1
Apprentice 1
Brass Founder 1
Shoe Maker 1
Shoe Maker Journeyman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Povell

Name Census Frequency
John Povell 24
Thomas Povell 17
Elizabeth Povell 14
Mary Povell 13
William Povell 13
James Povell 12
Ann Povell 10
Annie Povell 9
Sarah Povell 8
Emily Povell 7
Richard Povell 7
Emma Povell 6
Catherine Povell 5
George Povell 5
Henry Povell 5
Joseph Povell 5
Arthur Povell 4
Edith Povell 4
Edward Povell 4
Frederick Povell 4
Louisa Povell 4
Alice Povell 3
Charles Povell 3
Ellen Povell 3
Fanny Povell 3

Povell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Povall 83% 1,618
2 Povell 100% 292
3 Pavell 83% 228

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The surname Povell is the 2nd most popular variant of Povall.

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