Ithell Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ithell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ithel'; v. Bethell A Welsh personal name.

Ithell Wynne. Aa.

Thomas Ithell, rector of Emneth, Norfolk, 1573: History of Norfolk.

John Ithell, of Kelsall, 1612: Wills at Chester.

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Ithell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
Wales411:75,4766,450
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ithell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ithel'; v. Bethell A Welsh personal name.

Ithell Wynne. Aa.

Thomas Ithell, rector of Emneth, Norfolk, 1573: History of Norfolk.

John Ithell, of Kelsall, 1612: Wills at Chester.

1580-90. Hugh Ithell and Parnell Bowlton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1623. Jonah Faunce and Dorothy Ithell, widow: ibid.

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

(Celtic) the Welsh Ithel(l, Ithail, Ithael, &c. [the first element is doubtful: the second is Welsh hael, liberal, bountiful] Ithel (Ithael) brenhin Gwent.— Brut y Tywysogion, A.D. 848. Iudhail rex Guent.— Ann. Cambriae, A.D. 848. Ithail filius Ririt.—Idem, A.D. 1123.

Ithel ap Blethin ap Ithel.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.' Accts., A.D. 1353-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Is prob. not pure Celtic but a borrowing of Old English æþel, ‘noble,’ ‘famous,’ which survives today, uncompounded, in the fem. name ‘Ethel’ only.'

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ithell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ithell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ithell.

How Common Is The Last Name Ithell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Ithell occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ithell reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Ithell is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England Ithell is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 34 percent live, Cheshire, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 20 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Ithell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ithell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ithell last name increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hithell921/
Eithell920/
Githell920/
Itell9138/
Ithel912/
Ethell83614/
Ithiel8363/
Gitell8329/
Eithel8324/
Uthell8314/
Jitell834/
Isthel832/
Istell831/
Aitell831/
Ithele831/
Itheel830/
Ittell830/
Itel80204/
Itll801/
Hittell7777/
Gittell7721/
Eythell774/
Haitell773/
Githill772/
Ethelle771/
Utthell770/
Eitel736,717/
Ethel731,347/
Itele73905/
Istel73501/
Ittel73493/
Itgel73268/
Aitel73240/
Gitel73133/
Hitel7392/
Itael7373/
Utell7349/
Ytell7342/
Yitel7341/
Iteld7337/
Jitel7325/
Itiel7323/
Etell7322/
Ituel7315/
Ithil732/
Ithle731/
Itill731/
Uitel731/
Itoel731/
Ietel731/
Iteel731/
Iteil730/
Esthelle7113/
Heistell711/
Etechell711/
Uetheull711/
Getehell710/
Hishtell710/
Geethell710/
Estell672,897/
Gittel67855/
Hittel67393/
Istele67345/
Heitel67263/
Gitgel67226/
Hietel67130/
Huitel67120/
Jistel67114/
Haitel67107/
Histel6796/
Esthel6748/
Ettell6736/
Itl6732/
Eistel6726/
Isteal6716/
Hytell6713/
Ethiel6711/
Itetel679/
Etelle678/
Gaitel678/
Eatell677/
Hüthel677/
Hitele674/
Eitele674/
Jithil673/
Eitiel673/
Aytell672/
Eethel672/
Eathel672/
Ittiel672/
Ethill671/
Ititel671/
Eetell671/
Ethael671/
Etheld671/
Ethele671/
Githil671/
Utheil671/
Gethel671/
Utheel671/
Goitel671/
Aittel671/
Huthel671/
Ittele671/
Işteal671/
Hethel671/
Eidtel671/
Etgell671/
Etheal671/
Oitele671/
Eittel671/
Eythel671/
Hitlle671/
Hutell670/
Eutell670/
Etthel670/

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