Shewell Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Shewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:579,00847,409
England1241:449,33929,774
Canada931:396,18935,081
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales291:106,7088,358
Australia271:999,84158,390
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
Wales211:74,6863,520
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

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).

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

For Shewald, q.v.

Cp. Sewell.

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

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.

- dtsewall

Shewell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shewell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shewell.

How Common Is The Last Name Shewell? popularity and diffusion

Shewell is the 368,594th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Shewell reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 16 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Shewell is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Shewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shewell surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shewell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shewell last name is chiefly Quaker (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shewell are 8.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schewell9337/
Shewelle931/
Shehwell931/
Shoewell930/
Sewell9252,439/
Shewel9220/
Scheswell881/
Seawell861,649/
Seiwell86240/
Siewell86108/
Shewele8695/
Schewel8688/
Shebell8681/
Seywell8622/
Sewelle867/
Seewell866/
Chewell866/
Szewell864/
Sheweld864/
Sheweel864/
Soewell861/
Shewael861/
Shewelt861/
Sewaell861/
Sewwell861/
Scewell860/
Seswell860/
Sewel83156/
Shewl8311/
Sewll837/
Schebell8085/
Scheewel8024/
Schoewel805/
Schaewel804/
Shaywell804/
Shiswell801/
Schiewel801/
Sheibell800/
Schewellová7810/
Shebel77521/
Sewele77443/
Sewill77115/
Szewel7796/
Sebell7790/
Seawel7787/
Sywell7719/
Shiwel7714/
Shewil7710/
Shawll779/
Siwell775/
Sewwll774/
Shejwl773/
Seweel773/
Showll772/
Soewll772/
Cewell772/
Chewel772/
Seywel771/
Shebll771/
Seuwel771/
Sheebl771/
Sheewl771/
Sewelt770/
Schewl770/
Scheivell751/
Scheibell751/
Cheswelll750/
Sewl731/
Saywell711,660/
Schäwel7170/
Szewiel7155/
Schöwel7147/
Sihweil7146/
Siebell7124/
Seabell7120/
Sehweil7117/
Soiwell7115/
Seevell7114/
Sheibel7112/
Schawll7110/
Shawoel719/
Seibell717/
Shebeel715/
Sheebel715/
Siwelle713/
Shiwele713/
Seavell712/
Seaweil712/
Sheybel712/
Ceuwell711/
Scheavelle711/
Sawaell711/
Sciwell711/
Sihwele711/
Seebell711/
Sehweel711/
Sehwele711/
Shewail711/
Shawill710/
Seivell710/
Seawill710/
Shibell710/
Schowll710/
Seybell710/
Shebl6718,440/
Shawl673,998/
Sebel67989/
Scheevel67224/
Siwel6733/
Schawill6723/
Showl6719/
Scheebel678/
Schejbel677/
Sowll672/
Sahwl672/
Chewl671/
Szewl671/
Cewel671/
Xewel671/
Seebl671/
Seewl671/
Sewil670/
Scheybel670/
Sevll670/

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