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.
Discover how your Sewell ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 20 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 39 |
| Cambridgeshire | 92 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 74 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 542 |
| Derbyshire | 55 |
| Devon | 37 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 534 |
| Essex | 597 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 117 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 71 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 73 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 156 |
| Lancashire | 496 |
| Leicestershire | 124 |
| Lincolnshire | 235 |
| London | 1,190 |
| Middlesex | 218 |
| Northumberland | 140 |
| Norfolk | 294 |
| Northamptonshire | 98 |
| Nottinghamshire | 152 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 73 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 197 |
| Somerset | 16 |
| Surrey | 151 |
| Sussex | 76 |
| Staffordshire | 57 |
| Warwickshire | 203 |
| Westmorland | 28 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 79 |
| Yorkshire | 449 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 111 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| General Servant Domestic | 40 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| Cook Domestic | 35 |
| Farmer | 34 |
| Scholar | 27 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Dressmaker | 21 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 18 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Servant Domestic | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Laundress Wash | 15 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| House Maid Domestic | 14 |
| Plumber | 14 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Dock Labourer | 12 |
| School | 12 |
| Grocer Assistant | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Sewell | 2,771 |
| William Sewell | 2,731 |
| John Sewell | 2,481 |
| Elizabeth Sewell | 1,678 |
| George Sewell | 1,562 |
| Thomas Sewell | 1,420 |
| Sarah Sewell | 1,321 |
| James Sewell | 1,162 |
| Jane Sewell | 1,038 |
| Henry Sewell | 927 |
| Joseph Sewell | 917 |
| Robert Sewell | 909 |
| Ann Sewell | 854 |
| Charles Sewell | 822 |
| Margaret Sewell | 588 |
| Edward Sewell | 585 |
| Alice Sewell | 579 |
| Hannah Sewell | 545 |
| Annie Sewell | 516 |
| Emma Sewell | 487 |
| Eliza Sewell | 473 |
| Ellen Sewell | 459 |
| Arthur Sewell | 440 |
| Frederick Sewell | 427 |
| Emily Sewell | 378 |
| 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 |
The surname Sewell is the most popular version of all its varients