Sells Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sells Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sells family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 82
Agricultural Labourer 22
General Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Living On Own Means 5
Tailor 4
Carman 4
Carpenter & Joiner 4
Commercial Clerk 4
Labourer 4
Cook 3
Tailoress 3
Living On Income 3
Painter 3
Carpenter 3
Dress Maker 3
Brick Layer 3
Charwoman 3
Farmer 3
Packer 3
Clerk 2
Fruit Broker 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Retail Stationer 2

Sells Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sills 80% 6,364
2 Sallis 67% 4,188
3 Sells 100% 3,900
4 Sollis 67% 2,241
5 Sillis 67% 735
6 Sellis 83% 436
7 Seels 80% 408
8 Sellas 83% 183
9 Sollas 67% 171
10 Salls 80% 113

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The surname Sells is the 3rd most popular variant of Sills.

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