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.
- dtsewallShewell Demographics
Average Shewell Salary in
United States
$46,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shewell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shewell has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 368,594th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Shewell are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shewell is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States Shewell is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 16 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Shewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shewell surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shewell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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 national average, with 55.64% being 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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