Sewill Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Sewill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
England361:1,547,72466,012
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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).

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

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

Sewill Last Name Facts

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

Sewill is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sewill.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sewill is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Sewill occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sewill are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sewill is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Sewill is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 33 percent are found, California, where 23 percent are found and Colorado, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found.

Sewill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sewill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sewill last name rose 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 US average, with 55% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seawill920/
Sewll917/
Sewil910/
Sewell8352,439/
Jewill8311/
Szewil8311/
Shewil8310/
Sehwil836/
Sewiol835/
Sewwll834/
Sewile834/
Sebill833/
Soewll832/
Sawill831/
Gewill831/
Seawil831/
Sowill831/
Sewail830/
Sewl801/
Seawell771,649/
Shewell77976/
Seiwell77240/
Siewell77108/
Szewiel7755/
Seywell7722/
Sehweil7717/
Seibell777/
Sewelle777/
Seewell776/
Szewell774/
Seaweil772/
Soewell771/
Sewaell771/
Sewwell771/
Siewile771/
Shewail771/
Shawill770/
Seivell770/
Scewell770/
Seswell770/
Sawil73304/
Seibl73278/
Sebil73277/
Sewel73156/
Siwil7344/
Jewll7312/
Seivl7311/
Shewl7311/
Zewil7311/
Sowll732/
Szewl731/
Sowil731/
Seewl731/
Sevll730/
Jewil730/
Gewil730/
Schewell7137/
Schawill7123/
Shewelle711/
Shehwell711/
Shoewell710/
Sheibell710/
Jewell6742,443/
Seibel6720,353/
Sivell67845/
Geschwill67510/
Sewele67443/
Sibell67229/
Sewioł67168/
Shebil67151/
Szewel6796/
Sebell6790/
Seawel6787/
Sawiel6762/
Sybill6756/
Sahwil6727/
Shewel6720/
Sywell6719/
Zewell6719/
Seibyl6717/
Sybell6714/
Zebill6713/
Seybil6712/
Shawil6711/
Siwile6710/
Shawll679/
Seivel679/
Siwiel678/
Jewwll675/
Siwell675/
Szeibl675/
Shibll675/
Sibill674/
Sheibl674/
Shejwl673/
Seweel673/
Sawwil673/
Siebil673/
Showil673/
Showll672/
Cewell672/
Siwail672/
Chewil672/
Scheswell671/
Jiwill671/
Gewell671/
Scheivell671/
Seywel671/
Syvell671/
Soiwil671/
Scheibell671/
Shebll671/
Seuwel671/
Sheewl671/
Sewelt670/
Schewl670/
Seibil670/

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