Manwell Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Manwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emanuel,' nick. Manuel, corrupted to Manwell; compare Samwell for Samuel. A rare English surname, through lateness of its introduction into England.

Edward, son of Manuel Roger, 1542: Reg.

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Manwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
Canada881:418,70036,754
Scotland231:232,77511,829
England181:3,095,448105,421
France171:3,907,219231,005
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Scotland561:66,8434,009
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Manwell (488) may also be a first name.

Manwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emanuel,' nick. Manuel, corrupted to Manwell; compare Samwell for Samuel. A rare English surname, through lateness of its introduction into England.

Edward, son of Manuel Roger, 1542: Reg. St. Columb Major, Cornwall.

Humphrey, son of Emanuell Roger, 1545: ibid.

Manuell, son of John Tucker, 1602: ibid.

John, son of Emanuel Harvey, 1610: ibid.

1609. Buried — John Manuell: ibid.

1778. Married — William Fielder and Sarah Manwell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — Anthony Manuel and Cecilia Salt: ibid.

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

From Manuel in the parish of Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. The priory of Manuel or Emmanuel here was founded by Malcolm IV for ladies of rank. John Manuel of Stirlingshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 208), and Alexander of Manuel was a monk of Holyrood in 1299 (ibid., II, 1052). David de Manuel is mentioned in a lease of land in Angus in 1329 (RAA., II, p. 1; RMS., I, App. I, 29). William Manuel or de Manuel was abbot of Neubotle from 1413 to 1419 (Neubotle, p. xxv), John Manvell was serjeant of the barony of Inverleith in 1610 (Laing, 1585), another John Manuell is recorded in Huttoune in 1653, and William Manual was merchant in Lilliesleaf, 1781 (Heirs, 407). Sir Michael de Mauwel, monk of Aberbrothok, 1361 (Panmure II, 177) may be meant for Manwel (Manuel).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

An ancient personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Manville, Manderville; a personal name.

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

Manwell: from Mandeville in Calvados, which gave its name to the great traveller Sir John.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Manwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,906th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. Manwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Manwell reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Manwell is also the 384,758th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 488 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States Manwell is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 12 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Manwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Manwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Manwell are 8.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.74% registered with the party.

The amount Manwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.45% less than the national average, earning R 112,992 per year; in United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $51,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meanwell93715/
Mannwell930/
Mainwell930/
Manwel9241/
Manuell86711/
Manwill86419/
Manwele86173/
Mamwell86132/
Monwell8636/
Manbell865/
Manwuel863/
Mannwel862/
Manwael861/
Manwl834/
Mohnwell8012/
Manwweel801/
Manuel771,072,347/
Manbel77124/
Manwil777/
Mamwel771/
MacInwill750/
Manouel71793/
Mambell71400/
Mmanuel7128/
Manwail7115/
Ma'nuel7112/
Mainuel718/
Maanuel712/
Mannvel711/
Manuelp711/
Mamnuel711/
Manwleh711/
Meanuel711/
Magnuel711/
Maunuel711/
Monbell711/
Manwile711/
Manueld711/
Manuill710/
Monwill710/
Masnuel710/
D'Manuel673/
Manvl672/
Mainouel671/
Mounwele671/
Mainbill671/

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