Shewell Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
Shewell 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 SurnameShewell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 626 | 1:579,008 | 47,409 |
| England | 124 | 1:449,339 | 29,774 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 161 | 1:151,400 | 13,347 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
Shewell (11) may also be a first name.
Shewell 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).
For Shewald, q.v.
Cp. Sewell.
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.
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Shewell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shewell occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shewell is the 368,594th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Shewell live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shewell is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Shewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shewell surname expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shewell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shewell surname is primarily Quaker (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shewell last name are 8.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shewell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.05% more than the national average, earning R 468,276 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,594 CAD per year.
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