Idell Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Idell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Idle,' a township and village in the parish of Calverley, West Riding of Yorkshire It is curious to note that while the United States have rejected Idle, and retained the more accurate Idell, they have got a surname Idler, which see.

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Idell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6691:541,79244,882
England261:2,143,00282,017
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Idell (2,248) may also be a first name.

Idell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Idle,' a township and village in the parish of Calverley, West Riding of Yorkshire It is curious to note that while the United States have rejected Idle, and retained the more accurate Idell, they have got a surname Idler, which see.

Matilda de Ydell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Idill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire p.

Willelmus de Idill, 1379: ibid.

1549. Baptised — Edward Idle: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1600. William Idill, or Idle, Yorkshire, Register of the University of Oxford.

1647. Baptised — Charles, s. Christopher Idle: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1719-30. John Idell and Ann Washington: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

A chapelry in the parish of Calverley, co. York; also a river of Nottinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Idle, a chapelry co. York, W.R.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Idell Last Name Facts

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

Idell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Idell is the 465,687th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Idell live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Idell is also the 157,558th most common first name in the world, borne by 2,248 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 541,792. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Tennessee, where 12 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Idell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Idell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Idell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Idell surname are 18.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Idell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $46,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isdell91309/
Eidell91143/
Hidell91139/
Jidell9138/
I'Dell9117/
Gidell9115/
Aidell915/
Yidell912/
Iodell910/
Idel891,578/
Idll892/
Goidell8332/
Heidell8313/
Eisdell8312/
Gaidell832/
Hiedell832/
Giddell830/
Hisdell830/
Hiddell830/
Haidell830/
Udell803,462/
Aidel802,297/
Gidel801,145/
Edell80974/
Eidel80780/
Iodel80106/
Ijdel8051/
Jidel8032/
Hidel8018/
Idelt8015/
Idyll806/
Isdel806/
Ideel806/
Iedel805/
Iddel804/
Ydell804/
Idael803/
Idill802/
Idoel802/
Iddll801/
Yidel801/
Uidel801/
Itdel801/
Idl75485/
Heidel735,507/
Aydell73230/
Hedell73195/
Eudell73128/
Goidel73100/
Aidhel7395/
Hydell7366/
Gedell7356/
Haidel7345/
Hudell7334/
U'Dell7334/
Esdell7330/
Gaidel7319/
Eddell7318/
Hiedel7318/
Aidiel7311/
Giddel7310/
Aidele739/
Eideul737/
Gideel737/
Aidill735/
Ijdele734/
Hiddel733/
Jidiel733/
Uddell732/
Aideel732/
Oydell731/
Hidehl731/
Udiell731/
Hideld731/
Ejdell731/
Ediell731/
Eadell730/
Jiedel730/
Uedell730/
Yodell730/
Edel678,776/
Idil671,813/
Ydel67400/
Ädel67342/
Udel67130/
Heddell67104/
Haydell6799/
Huddell6780/
Uidl6775/
Gidl6770/
Heijdel6737/
Hudiell6726/
Eidl6710/
Édel6710/
Udll679/
Idehele676/
Aidl673/
Heidele672/
Edll672/
Haidiel672/
Idelova671/
Hidl671/
Aheidel671/
Aidelhe671/
Yidl671/
Idél671/
Idelová671/
Jidl671/
Heidelt671/
Hajdell671/
Gaidelė671/
Jdel671/
Iddl671/
Idlh671/
Idlt671/
Idhl671/
Itdl671/
Iodl671/
Heydell670/
Hesdell670/
Huduell670/
Geddell670/
Idyl670/
Easdell670/

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