Attwell Surname

124,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Attwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the well,' from residence thereby; v. Wells; compare Attwood.

Adam Ate Welle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Atewelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Atte-Well, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Attwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3591:40,9995,269
South Africa8051:67,3018,432
Australia4031:66,9877,973
Canada3861:95,45510,394
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Wales1301:23,8042,501
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6061:40,2235,116
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Attwell (868) may also be a first name.

Attwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the well,' from residence thereby; v. Wells; compare Attwood.

Adam Ate Welle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Atewelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Atte-Well, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Simon Atte Well, Close Rolls, 43 Edward III.

William Atte Well, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

John Atwelle, ibid.

Willelmus Attewell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Jef the French Atwelle, rector of Erpingham, Norfolk, 1448: History of Norfolk.

The variant Atwillis found as early as the beginning of the 17th century.

Hugh Attwyll, parson of Cawverly, Devon, 1602: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller At the Well or Spring. [Middle English atte welle = Old English æt pœm w(i)elle] Wil. Atte-Welle.—Writs of Parl.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a well, spring or stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Attwell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Attwell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Attwell is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Attwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,485th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,990,045 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Attwell reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Attwell is also the 276,206th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 868 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,359 people, or 1 in 40,999. In England Attwell is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Somerset, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Attwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Attwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Attwell last name increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Attwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Attwell surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Attwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.38% more than the national average, earning R 404,892 per year; in United States they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $55,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattwell9337/
Attweell931/
Atwell9214,523/
Attwel926/
Eatwell861,128/
Hatwell86697/
Ottwell86343/
Autwell86155/
Attwill86107/
Ettwell8615/
Attuell8610/
Atwwell862/
Atwelle861/
Gatwell860/
Atwelll860/
Atwel83321/
Atwll831/
Hathwell8016/
Hattweil805/
Heatwell804/
Eatwelll801/
Otwell772,369/
Atwill77881/
Adwell77696/
Etwell77210/
Attuel7785/
Atwele7753/
Atweel772/
Athwel771/
Atweal771/
Atuell770/
Heathwell750/
Hadwell7162/
Hotwell7112/
Otwelle713/
Atuhell711/
Addwell711/
Eadwell711/
Outwell711/
Hatwill711/
Hatuell711/
Othwell711/
Heatwel711/
Ostwell710/
Eatwill710/
Ottweil710/
Hetwell710/
Eatuell710/
Atuel672,138/
Atwil67306/
Headwell6729/
Adwel6721/
Otwel676/
Haydwell671/
Haddwell670/
Eastwill670/

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Attwell Reference & Research

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