Sewill Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Sewill 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 SurnameSewill Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Sewill 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.
Sewell is a very old Norfolk name, going back to the 14th century.
Sewill Demographics
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Sewill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sewill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sewill is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sewill? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sewill is the 1,701,480th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Sewill is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sewill reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Sewill is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 33 percent live, California, where 23 percent live and Colorado, where 16 percent live. Outside of The United States Sewill is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live.
Sewill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sewill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sewill surname expanded 226 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sewill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sewill last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.
Sewill earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,533 USD per year.
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