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 1,237
Agricultural Labourer 137
Domestic Servant 58
General Labourer 47
Dress Maker 46
Labourer 44
General Servant 42
Annuitant 36
Farm Labourer 34
Coal Miner 32
House Keeper 29
Laundress 29
Tailor 27
General Servant Domestic 21
No Occupation 20
Milliner 19
Farm Servant Indoor 19
Gardener 17
Grocer 16
Servant 16
Carpenter 15
Railway Labourer 15
Butcher 14
Errand Boy 14
Shoe Maker 14

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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