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 603
Agricultural Labourer 197
Labourer 57
House Servant 52
Dress Maker 44
House Keeper 29
General Servant 28
Servant 28
Shoe Maker 19
Carter 19
Laundress 18
Butcher 17
Cook 17
Farm Labourer 15
Cotton Weaver 15
Lace Maker 14
House Maid 14
Farmer's Daughter 14
Tailor 14
Dairy Maid 12
Domestic Servant 11
Painter 11
Wife Of Above 11
Farmer's Son 10
Farmers Son 10

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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