Sewell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sewell Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon forename 'Soeweald'/'Sigeweald', which means 'sea victory/power'

A name given to someone from a place named 'Sewell' or similar, often named due to the place having a spring. Also may have been an occuptaionla name for a sailor or someone who worked at sea.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sewell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sewell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 834
Agricultural Labourer 179
Labourer 84
Domestic Servant 41
General Servant 39
Dress Maker 38
House Keeper 28
Tailor 25
Annuitant 24
Laundress 23
Shoe Maker 20
Servant 19
Blacksmith 17
Coal Miner 17
Farm Servant 15
Carpenter 13
Dressmaker 13
Farmers Wife 13
Joiner 13
Gardener 13
Milliner 12
Butcher 12
No Occupation 12
Cotton Operative 12
Cook 11

Sewell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sewell 100% 41,974
2 Sawell 83% 1,975
3 Sowell 83% 1,747
4 Oswell 67% 1,688
5 Swell 83% 1,150
6 Seawell 86% 699
7 Sewel 83% 633
8 Swall 67% 427
9 Sewill 83% 370
10 Aswell 67% 286
11 Sewall 83% 206
12 Swille 50% 117

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