Maiell Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Maiell Surname Definition:
Roger Mahell witnesses the Earl of Sussex’s foundation charter of Boxgrave Priory, Sussex (Mon. Anglicanum) in the time of Henry II. “Ricardus Mihial” occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls during the following reign.
The subsequent notices of the name are scanty enough.
Read More About This SurnameMaiell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Maiell (2) may also be a first name.
Maiell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Roger Mahell witnesses the Earl of Sussex’s foundation charter of Boxgrave Priory, Sussex (Mon. Anglicanum) in the time of Henry II. “Ricardus Mihial” occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls during the following reign.
The subsequent notices of the name are scanty enough. Richard Le Mahill, in 1242, was one of the jurors with Earl Patric, when he and Walter Cumin deposed on oath “that they were neither of counsel or aid when on their part any people were sent to attack or lay waste the King of England’s land in Ireland or elsewhere, to the King’s dishonour.”—Calendar of documents relating to Scotland. “In 1321, lands alienated in Kirkby to Matthew Meyell were not held of the King, but of Lucy Meyell, by the service of one rose-flower a year.” —Nichol's Leicestershire. “Walteri Mayll,” in 1433, appears in the list of Huntingdonshire gentlemen; and John Meyell of Stratford among the Gentry of Warwickshire, at the same date.
According to Robson “Maiell” bore Argent on a chevron Sable three cinquefoils of the field.
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Medehal.
Maiell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maiell is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,316,765th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Maiell are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 9,404,674th most frequent forename globally, held by 2 people.
The last name Maiell is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Maiell is most numerous in: Goiás, where 100 percent are found.
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