Swell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Swell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Swell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Dress Maker 3
House Servant 2
Sawyer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Nurse 2
Carpenter 2
Milkman 2
Assistant 1
Farmer Of 165 Acres Of Land Employing 5 Labourer 1
Farmer Of 53 Acres Of Land Employing 2 Labourer 1
Farmers Son 1
Labourer Out Of Employer 1
Master Butcher 1
Dock Porter 1
Mason 1
Milliner & Dress Maker 1
Wife Of Above 1
Ag Labourer 1
House Keeper 1
Earthenware Printer 1
Transferred 1
Excavator 1
Servant 1
Laundress 1

Swell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sewell 83% 41,974
2 Sawell 83% 1,975
3 Sowell 83% 1,747
4 Oswell 83% 1,688
5 Swell 100% 1,150
6 Seawell 71% 699
7 Swall 80% 427
8 Sewill 67% 370
9 Aswell 83% 286
10 Sewall 67% 206
11 Swille 67% 117

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The surname Swell is the 5th most popular variant of Sewell.

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