Gell Surname

109,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gell.' A form of Gill (which see), the nick, of Juliana, or Gillian, as it was more familiarly known.

Gelle Winter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Emma Gele, Suffolk, ibid.

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Gell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3641:40,8495,253
United States9751:371,75332,959
Australia4201:64,2757,702
Austria2811:30,3044,887
Dominican Republic2621:39,8202,154
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Cuba961:120,0283,297
Canada791:466,40040,200
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Spain671:697,79230,551
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Isle of Man581:1,480257
Wales421:73,6796,340
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France141:4,744,480251,814
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India101:76,706,538639,611
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6471:37,6744,865
Isle of Man1601:33970
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Gell (213) may also be a first name.

Gell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gell.' A form of Gill (which see), the nick, of Juliana, or Gillian, as it was more familiarly known.

Gelle Winter, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Emma Gele, Suffolk, ibid.

Thomas Gele. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

The classical name Gellius, through the French.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Contracted from Giolla, or Guilley, a ‘Young Man' (see Mylchreest, Killey), are almost certainly the same name originally, the former being the earlier form. They are now used indiscriminately. It is, how­ever, quite possible that Gell is a distinct name and of Scandinavian origin. Gell is common in the Landnáma- bóc.

After King Magnus Barfod fell in battle in Ulster, in a. d, 1103.

'An Irishman named Harald Gille came forward and passed himself off for a son of that Monarch by an Irishwoman; and, after proving his descent by walking over a red-hot iron, actually became King of Norway.’ Gill was Prior of Furness in a.d. 1134; and a man of the same name was evidently an important chief in Man in the same year, as his signature was necessary to the validity of King Olaf's charter in that year. The Rev. John Quine points out that in a note to the British Museum MS. of the abbey boundaries the property of Ballagilley, now belonging to King William’s College, is called Balygil, and that it is not improbable that it was then the property of this man.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Fr.,from the Flemish, Geill; from the Dutch, Geel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Gells, a distinguished Derbys is a family of Hopton, honoured with a baronetcy by Charles I., __ frequently serving as high sheriff of the county, have reside__ Hopton from the time of Elizabeth to the present century __ The name has long been known in Derby (G.), but it is not a common in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻞ, Russian: Гелль) occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,310th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,711,495 people. The last name Gell is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Gell live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 213 people.

The surname Gell is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,364 people, or 1 in 40,849. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Gell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gell surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.81% less than the national average, earning R 195,312 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guell893,797/
Goell8996/
Geill8962/
Geell8930/
Ngell8925/
Gaell8910/
Ghell898/
Giell896/
Ell865,258/
Gel865,068/
Gll8626/
Geelle802,093/
Giehll8096/
Guelld8023/
Ångell806/
Kågell804/
Gill75281,260/
Goel7589,373/
Sell7531,656/
Guel7516,892/
Hell7514,520/
Giel7512,729/
Zell7510,179/
Elle757,186/
Gehl754,234/
Gael753,168/
Geel753,153/
Geil753,121/
Cell752,917/
Ngel751,720/
Jell751,710/
Yell751,230/
Geld75842/
Eull75542/
Geyl75516/
Güll75390/
Göll75350/
Gejl75321/
Gelt75283/
Ghel75164/
Gyll75152/
Eill7589/
Égel7561/
Gesl7536/
Gelh7519/
Ehll7517/
Eyll7516/
Eell759/
Gäll758/
Ellt757/
Eall756/
Gelp756/
Geël755/
Iell754/
Ellh753/
Ghll752/
Tgel752/
Glld751/
Xgel751/
Esll751/
Elld751/
Gllt751/
Kgll751/
Ågehäll7314/
Gellová734/
Gajjell731/
Gehhell731/
El6739,116/
Jelle6724,010/
Helle679,960/
Geele677,254/
Yelle674,798/
Giehl674,342/
Chell673,271/
Guill673,034/
Goehl67709/
Suell67689/
Gl67657/
Guehl67467/
Soell67447/
Geldt67353/
Åsell67353/
Scell67224/
Khell67222/
Yoell67174/
Tjell67161/
Giesl67154/
Heill6793/
Heyll6791/
Hejll6772/
Guelt6771/
Hägel6771/
Zsell6768/
Zuell6759/
Geihl6751/
Saell6744/
Ytell6742/
Gaill6740/
Itell6738/
Hjell6738/
Gaehl6735/
Hiell6734/
Gield6727/
Gheel6727/
Isell6723/
Etell6722/
Høgel6721/
Zoell6721/
Ealle6717/
Seell6717/
Gheyl6717/
Djell6715/
Ghill6715/
Hellt6715/
Cgill6711/
Geijl6710/
Goill679/
Jeall679/
Gihel679/
Zhell678/
Ecell677/
Gillå677/
Ejgel677/
Esell676/
Ajgel676/
Hngel676/
Heall675/
Ellle675/
Ehill674/
Køgel674/
Giill674/
Eglil673/
Jsell673/
Eille673/
Helld673/
Gueel673/
Guull673/
Icell673/
Zellt672/
Gueld672/
Ngeel672/
Gielh672/
Kőgel672/
Hyell671/
N'Gel671/
Ngill671/
Jeell671/
Hehll671/
Jhell671/
Hgiel671/
Hgill671/
Eaill671/
Elgli671/
Eylle671/
Eullh671/
Ellth671/
Geelp671/
Zeull671/
Sgill671/
Geehl671/
Hellh671/
Geelh671/
Jellh671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Ágill671/
Ijgel671/
Ielle671/
Tøgel671/
Ziell671/
Sehll671/
Sellő671/
Tgill671/
Geilø671/
Gelth671/
Gioel671/
Gyllå671/
Ggill671/
Geuil671/
Esill671/
Helll671/
Gielt671/
Cqgll671/
Geeal671/
Gilll671/
Ellph670/
D'ell670/
Guelp670/
Heull670/
Gillt670/

Gell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gell in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﻞql-
Gell in the Russian language
Гелльgell-

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