Excell Surname

183,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Excell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exhall,' two parishes in Warwickshire The variant Excell is clearly imitative of the dictionary word excel, to surpass. Endless similar imitations are scattered throughout this book.

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Excell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8051:69,2157,996
United States5491:660,21752,823
Australia4301:62,7817,566
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Jamaica1071:26,8222,077
Canada771:478,51441,057
Wales311:99,8247,946
Finland291:189,54116,328
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3551:68,6637,757
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Excell (458) may also be a first name.

Excell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exhall,' two parishes in Warwickshire The variant Excell is clearly imitative of the dictionary word excel, to surpass. Endless similar imitations are scattered throughout this book. v. Axtell.

1701. Married — Richard Exall and Eliz Bushbey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1796. — Samuel Willington and Esther Excell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Most probably the same as Exall; from Exhall, name of two parishes co. Warwick.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Excell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Excell is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Excell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,237th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Excell are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. Excell is also the 398,932nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 458 people.

The last name Excell is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 69,215. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and City of Bristol, where 5 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Excell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Excell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Excell last name expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Excell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Excell surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Excell surname are 16.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Excell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning R 171,648 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Exell911,261/
Excel91405/
Ecell917/
Eckell83187/
Etcell83116/
Eccell839/
Hexcel835/
Exxell833/
Eacell833/
Echell832/
Exchel831/
Ezcell831/
Ecxell831/
Eycell830/
Exzell830/
Exsell830/
Exel801,544/
Ecel80772/
Etchell77415/
Eschell7719/
Eichell777/
Heckell772/
Hescell770/
Ezell7314,950/
Eckel7310,535/
Eccel731,729/
Exael731,177/
Hexel73213/
Echel73114/
Exiel7377/
Hecel7375/
Excil7335/
Yxell7326/
Ecael7318/
Escel7316/
Exsel7310/
Exuel739/
Gecel738/
Esell736/
Ekell735/
Eceld735/
Edcel734/
Ezcel733/
Icell733/
Edxel732/
Ixell732/
Exeel732/
Eicll731/
Egcel731/
Ecehl731/
Ehxel731/
Etcel730/
Ecxel730/
Heickell7138/
Heschell7118/
Hecksell713/
Ethchell712/
Eichellt712/
Hetchell711/
Geschell711/
Ectchell710/
Heachell710/
Heckel6711,475/
Gesell674,233/
Ezzell673,161/
Eichel673,036/
Eckelt671,292/
Edsell67469/
Eickel67406/
Hechel67244/
Hexsel67216/
Etsell67177/
Essell67148/
Eksell67139/
Geckel67104/
Eazell6773/
Eysell6746/
Ecksel6739/
Eschel6737/
Echsel6729/
Hetcel6722/
Ejchel6719/
Eycele6718/
Eyzell6714/
Ecl6713/
Ixchel6712/
Eusell679/
Eyßell679/
Hecsel677/
Etchel676/
Heicel675/
Edchel673/
Ezeell673/
Iscell673/
Hekell673/
Hecxel673/
Eshell672/
Echelh672/
Hescel672/
Ieckel672/
Eckéll672/
Aycell671/
Eisell671/
Eyckel671/
Hetxel671/
Iseell671/
Heuschell671/
Easell671/
Echill671/
Eckesl671/
Eckoel671/
Eachel671/
Edckll671/
Ekchel671/
Eikell671/
Eizell671/
Eezell671/
Gectchell671/
Gicell671/
Haecel671/
Eiciel671/
Hezell671/
Jyxell671/
Eckxel671/
Ecceel671/
Hesell670/
Eszell670/
Hycell670/
Euckel670/

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