Sewall Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sewall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sewal' (v. Sigwald in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names, ii. 310).

Sewallus de Cleton, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sewale de Retcote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Sewall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6111:224,99021,769
Canada571:646,41452,764
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:92,8269,515

Sewall (108) may also be a first name.

Sewall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sewal' (v. Sigwald in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names, ii. 310).

Sewallus de Cleton, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sewale de Retcote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert fil. Sew, Norfolkhants, ibid.

Thomas Sewald, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Godard Sewale, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Sewal atte Ponde, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Sewall Dapifer. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

As a personal name Sewal lingered on into the 16th century:

Sewall Worth, of Titherington, Cheshire, 1520: East Cheshire.

The modern English form is Sewell. The United States have preserved Sewall from oblivion.

1586. Francis Hodges and Joanna Sewell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1664. Robert Sewell and Jane Ryves: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(Teutonic) 1 the Old Teutonic Sewald, Sæwald, etc. = Sea-Power [Old English sǽ = Old Norse sǽ-r, sió-r = Old Saxon O.H. Ger. séo, sea + Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Norse uald = Old Saxon gi)wald= O.H.Ger. gi)walt, power, might] 2 the Old Teutonic Sigwald, Siguald, &c. = Victorious Power [Old English sige = Old Norse sig-r = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. sigi=Goth. sigi-s, victory] Thomas Sewald.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Edmund’ son Sewalli.—Inq. a. q. Damn., A.D. 1307-8.

John Sewell.—Chstr. Hearth-Tax Rtns., A.D. 1664-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sewal (victory, strength); one who came from Sewell (seven wells), the name of places in Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably from sea and wall, a structure of stone or other materials intended for a defense or security against the sea. This name, though seemingly local, may have various significations; suil, in the Gaelic, is a willow; suail, small, inconsiderable. Su, south, and wold, wald, wild, well, an uncultivated place, a wood, a plain, a lawn, hills without wood: Suwold, Suwall, Suwell.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Sewell is a very old Norfolk name, going back to the 14th century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

A name found in England, later North America, Sweden. Y-DNA (haplotype E-V13) suggests the possibility a Balkan origin, arriving in Britain with a Roman soldier of Balkan (possibly Moesian) origin.

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Sewall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sewall (Arabic: سيوال) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,783rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. The last name Sewall is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Sewall are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,611 people, or 1 in 224,990. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maine, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Sewall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sewall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sewall last name rose 298 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sewall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sewall surname are 5.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.69% registered with the party.

The amount Sewall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.59% less than the national average, earning 202,136 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seawall9287/
Sehwall921/
Sewal91146/
Sejwal831,633/
Sawall831,576/
Sewale831,364/
Sewalt83462/
Sevall83118/
Jewall8345/
Sehwal8340/
Sywall8320/
Shewal8316/
Seewal8313/
Seiwal8311/
Sowall836/
Sewoll832/
Zewall831/
Seball831/
Seswal831/
Seawal831/
Ssewal831/
Sewail830/
Schewalle801/
Shejwal7715,485/
Shewale776,157/
Seywald77852/
Saveall77178/
Sevalle77144/
Seewalt77132/
Sjöwall77120/
Sehwail7757/
Seavall7743/
Szewald7742/
Sjowall7730/
Seawalt7728/
Åsevall7710/
Seawahl777/
Seveall775/
Jeswall773/
Scewalt773/
Scewald773/
Sawallh772/
Siwalle771/
Sjejwal771/
Sjewale771/
Sheswal771/
Shiwall771/
Seawale771/
Seawalp771/
Sehjwal771/
Sewaale771/
Seywalt771/
Sewaldt771/
Shehwal771/
Sewuale771/
Seswale771/
Sehwald771/
Shewail771/
Shawall771/
Sgewald771/
Soveall770/
Seaball770/
Seeball770/
Showall770/
Sheball770/
Sawal7312,165/
Seval733,071/
Siwal73517/
Sebal73323/
Sowal73206/
Jewal7357/
Sewol7312/
Gewal736/
Cewal731/
Zewal731/
Sywal731/
Seewaldt71187/
Shewalhe7174/
Jaiswall7140/
Schiwall7118/
Jayswall7113/
Shewaale715/
Schawall714/
Shejwale712/
Sevaille712/
Chiswall711/
Jesswall711/
Schewgal711/
Shevalle711/
Sheeswal711/
Sheewale711/
Sheiwale711/
Seashwal711/
Sheejwal711/
Szejwald711/
Shahwall711/
Sjawallh711/
Seawaldt710/
Siwale6731,579/
Zewail673,573/
Shawal672,014/
Sevale671,644/
Savall671,470/
Sevald67508/
Sheval67305/
Sahwal67257/
Sajwal67164/
Sieval67147/
Sewohl67140/
Sawalh67125/
Sojwal67102/
Sevalt6797/
Saiwal6790/
Seabol6780/
Jiswal6770/
Sejval6759/
Sewolt6759/
Shiwal6754/
Jewale6752/
Seival6746/
Sejbal6743/
Jyswal6741/
Seibal6739/
Showal6727/
Siebal6724/
Siwald6718/
Chewal6716/
Gewahl6716/
Zewale6714/
Zeball6713/
Saveal6713/
Gejwal6712/
Sawail6712/
Seybal6712/
Sowaal6711/
Shebal6711/
Seebal6711/
Ceball6710/
Sujwal6710/
Jeewal6710/
Geball6710/
Sebeal679/
Sebhal678/
Sawwal678/
Zowall678/
Setval677/
Sewoul676/
Sivall676/
Seyval676/
Jevall676/
Jaishwall675/
Seveal675/
Cewald674/
Sibeal674/
Sowail674/
Sebail674/
Zawall674/
Sewole673/
Suiwal672/
Sovall672/
Siwail672/
Saawal672/
Saeval671/
Cevall671/
Jewaal671/
Jsywal671/
Jaayswall671/
Ziewal671/
Schejball671/
Siweal671/
Sesval671/
Sowhal671/
Ssiwal671/
Sjeval671/
Szawal671/
Szywal671/
Sövall671/
Djewal671/
Sohwal671/
Jewoll670/
Savoll670/
Seaval670/
Seboll670/
Jeweal670/
Seabal670/
Gevall670/

Sewall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sewall in the Arabic language
سيوالsywal-

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