Sewell Surname
Approximately 52,439 people bear this surname
Sewell 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.
Read More About This SurnameSewell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,222 | 1:11,993 | 1,489 |
| England | 11,636 | 1:4,788 | 656 |
| Australia | 3,438 | 1:7,852 | 1,168 |
| Jamaica | 2,230 | 1:1,287 | 224 |
| Canada | 2,197 | 1:16,771 | 2,415 |
| New Zealand | 697 | 1:6,497 | 1,092 |
| South Africa | 535 | 1:101,267 | 12,264 |
| Wales | 309 | 1:10,015 | 1,107 |
| Scotland | 279 | 1:19,189 | 2,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 132 | 1:13,978 | 1,959 |
| Ireland | 122 | 1:38,598 | 3,082 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Belize | 29 | 1:12,258 | 1,436 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Cyprus | 24 | 1:36,870 | 4,052 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 151 | 1:29,337 | 2,998 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,233 | 1:3,911 | 557 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:51,989 | 3,520 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,051 | 1:12,397 | 1,603 |
Sewell (615) may also be a first name.
Sewell 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).
(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.
This can be either an English name or the anglicized form of the rare Ó Súiligh IF 307*
(English) Descendant of Sewal (victory, strength); one who came from Sewell (seven wells), the name of places in Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire.
Girart de Sevele, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Roger Sevale, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Sewell is a very old Norfolk name, going back to the 14th century.
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.
- dtsewallSewell Demographics
Average Male Sewell Height
177.14 cm
Average Female Sewell Height
165.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sewell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sewell (Arabic: سيويل) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,722nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 138,972 people. Sewell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sewell reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 336,805th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 615 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 30,222 people, or 1 in 11,993. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Sewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sewell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,931 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sewell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sewell last name is predominantly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States Sewell are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sewell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 136.33% more than the national average, earning 817,899 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning R 276,948 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,601 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sewell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sewell in the Arabic language | ||
| سيويل | sywyl | - |
| سويل | swyl | - |
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Footnotes
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