Sedwell Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sedwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sedwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sedwell (35) may also be a first name.

Sedwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sedwell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sedwell reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England it is primarily found in: Dorset, where 23 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Sedwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sedwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sedwell last name contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seedwell9348/
Shedwell9325/
Sidwell866,027/
Sydwell8619/
Sedwill8618/
Jedwell864/
Seedwll861/
Zedwell861/
Sadwell861/
Cedwell860/
Shadwell801,227/
Shedwill8026/
Sidewell8010/
Chedwell803/
Shodwell801/
Shetwell800/
Siddwell800/
Scidwell800/
Sidwel774/
Sidwll771/
Schedwill7576/
Schadwell7568/
Schödwell753/
Sitwell71116/
Gedwill7173/
Jedwill7120/
Gidwell7116/
Sheedwl714/
Cidwell714/
Getwell714/
Sadwill711/
Shadwel711/
Satwell711/
Sidwill710/
Shotwell674,973/
Shatwell67589/
Shadwill6722/
Sothwell675/
Gidewell673/
Sadwl672/
Sittwell671/
Sathwell671/
Chidwell671/
Sattwell670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sedwell
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