Samuel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Samuel Name Meaning: From the male Biblical personal name Samuel literally translating as 'name of God'

Introduced by the Crusaders in the 12th Century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Samuel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Samuel family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 281
Agricultural Labourer 84
House Servant 52
At Home 50
Labourer 44
Collier 43
Coal Miner 33
Dress Maker 20
General Servant 20
Shoe Maker 18
Miner 18
Farm Labourer 17
Servant 16
General Dealer 16
House Keeper 14
Annuitant 13
Farm Servant 11
House Maid 11
Pauper 10
At School 10
Wife Of Above 9
Tailor 9
Son Of Above 9
Plaiter 8
Mason 8

Samuel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Samuel 100% 26,498
2 Smale 33% 11,655
3 Smail 50% 896
4 Samuell 86% 797
5 Smile 33% 494
6 Smele 50% 197
7 Samual 83% 122
8 Smeal 50% 115
9 Smel 67% 110

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

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