Schell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Schell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Schell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
General Servant 3
Waiter 2
Annuitant 1
Artist 1
Blacksmith 1
Hotel Waiter 1
Merchant 1
Nil 1
Nursemaid 1
Piano Forte Maker 1
Retired Baker 1
Commercial Clerk Shipping Warehouse ? 1
Seaman 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Portrait Painter 1

Schell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shell 83% 5,053
2 Sholl 67% 1,140
3 Sheel 67% 667
4 Scholl 83% 503
5 Scahill 71% 326
6 Shull 67% 258
7 Schell 100% 110
8 Sheele 50% 108
9 Schall 83% 102

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The surname Schell is the 7th most popular variant of Shell.

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