Samwell Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Samwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samuel.' Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent; v. Samwell.

Matilda Samuel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Geoffrey Samuel, Essex, 1273.

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Samwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada401:921,14070,350
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Israel321:267,42624,032
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Samwell (237) may also be a first name.

Samwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samuel.' Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent; v. Samwell.

Matilda Samuel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Geoffrey Samuel, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Samuel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Seman fil. Samuel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

All these baptismal names establish the fact above stated, that Samuel and Samuels were not confined to Jews; v. Salman.

1626. Buried — Xpian, wife of John Samuell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samuel,' an early corruption.

William Samwel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1612. Baptised — Alice, d. William Samwell: St. Mary Aldermary.

1628. Married — Samewell Randall and Frances Ruslinge: ibid.

1708. Buried — Mary Sammiwell: St. Antholin (London).

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

A personal name from Hebrew Shemu'd, probably meaning 'name of God.' "Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent" (Bardsley). Isaac filius Samuel, a charter witness at Scone, c. 1200 (Scon, 125). George Samuel, burgess of Edinburgh, 1699 (Inquis., 8106). Samuel, for some unknown reason, is used as an Englishing of the Norse-Gaelic name Somerled.

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

For Samuel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A surname, pretty equally shared by Jews and Christians. It has given rise to Samuels, Sams, Samson, Sampson, Samkin, Sampkin, Sammes, and perhaps Samwell-but this last may be local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Samwell Last Name Facts

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

Samwell is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samwell? popularity and diffusion

Samwell is the 463,189th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name Samwell is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Samwell are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles. Samwell is also the 581,650th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 237 people.

Samwell is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Samwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samwell surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Samwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning R 294,648 per year; in United States they earn 42.34% more than the national average, earning $61,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamwell9399/
Samwelll931/
Sammwell931/
Scamwell930/
Samwel92185,973/
Samwll921/
Sambell86691/
Samuell86465/
Samwele86441/
Sanwell86122/
Samwill86122/
Samwuel8615/
Samweel865/
Semwell865/
Jsamwel864/
Samweil864/
Samwael863/
Ssamwel862/
Shamwel861/
Samweal861/
Samwwel861/
Saimwll861/
Samwl832/
Samwellová821/
Samwellova821/
Shemwell801,610/
Shamwele80189/
Shamweel8016/
Shanwell8010/
Shambell804/
Saimwael802/
Chamwell801/
Shomwell800/
Shamwill800/
Samuel77969,958/
Sambel77242/
Semwel7790/
Samwil7735/
Sanwel7714/
Jamwel773/
Xamwel771/
Shamweele7526/
Schemwell751/
Schambell750/
Shambel7117,922/
Sammuel712,967/
Samouel71444/
Shamuel71184/
Saimuel71153/
Samwail71134/
Samnuel71132/
Sambill7170/
Zambell7148/
Sanbell7139/
Saamuel7132/
Ssamuel7127/
Szambel7125/
Schannwell7115/
Semwael7114/
Saemuel7111/
Seamuel7110/
Satmuel718/
Siamuel716/
Samuesl713/
Sanweel713/
Saumuel713/
Shamwil713/
Sjamuel713/
Szamuel713/
Samuelt712/
Saimbel711/
Jsamuel711/
Shemwel711/
Shainewell711/
Soumwel711/
Sanwiel711/
Saymuel711/
Somweel711/
Somwele711/
Sambeel711/
Samuehl711/
Samue'l711/
Samhuel711/
Sanwill710/
Scomwel710/
Shomwele67135/
Sahamuel6753/
Sambl6719/
Schambel6718/
Shamouel6714/
Szamuhel676/
Saimwail674/
Seemweel674/
Chanwell673/
Shambeel673/
Samhhuel673/
Sanwl672/
Schamuel672/
Jamwl671/
Zainwell671/
Schemwll671/
Shaimuel671/
Sammmuel671/
Seinwell671/
D'Samuel671/
Shemuell671/
Sjeamuel671/
Seanuell670/
Coomwell670/

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