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 568
Coal Miner 138
Dress Maker 40
Farmer 38
Living On Own Means 35
Domestic Servant 32
Labourer 30
Agricultural Labourer 25
General Labourer 25
Living On Her Own Means 22
Carpenter 20
General Servant 20
Tailor 20
Farm Labourer 17
Tin Plate Worker 16
Collier 15
General Servant Domestic 13
Grocer 12
Tailoress 12
Draper Assistant 11
House Keeper 11
Joiner 11
Tin Worker 11
Clerk 11
General Domestic Servant 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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