Sewel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sewel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sewel family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Agricultural Labourer 11
Farm Servant 6
House Servant 4
Shop Keepers Son 4
House Maid 3
Piecer Cotton 3
Farmers Son 3
Lace Maker At Home 3
Farm Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Pauper 2
Spinner Cotton 2
Cook 2
Farmers Wife 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Dock Labourer 1
Servant To Green Grocer 1
Ware Houseman 1
Weigher & Coal Wharf 1
Clerk & Sawyer 1
Lace Maker 1
Farmer Labourer 1
Farmer Labourer Wife 1
Maltster Labourer 1

Sewel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sewell 83% 41,974
2 Swale 40% 3,106
3 Sawle 40% 1,588
4 Sewel 100% 633
5 Sowle 40% 302
6 Swail 40% 196

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The surname Sewel is the 4th most popular variant of Sewell.

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