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 483
Coal Miner 68
Agricultural Labourer 50
Labourer 41
Collier 41
General Servant 26
Domestic Servant 24
Carpenter 19
Dress Maker 19
Servant 18
Farm Servant 17
Shoe Maker 15
Tailor 15
Farmer 14
House Keeper 13
Laundress 13
Clerk 13
General Dealer 13
Farmer's Son 12
Blacksmith 12
Annuitant 12
Gardener 11
Plaiter 11
Farm Labourer 11
Tailoress 10

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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