Sidwell Surname

80,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Sidwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Sidwell (Hants; Devon) = the Broad Well [Old English síd + w(i)ella] Cp. Bradwell.

Sidwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6511:99,27711,033
England1,4751:37,7754,925
Australia2681:100,73011,375
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Canada1631:226,04721,702
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Wales311:99,8247,946
France151:4,428,181244,602
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iceland11:380,09011,096
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8241:29,5823,987
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6881:72,9927,828

Sidwell (5,381) may also be a first name.

Sidwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Sidwell (Hants; Devon) = the Broad Well [Old English síd + w(i)ella] Cp. Bradwell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient personal name. A church at Exeter is dedicated to St. Sidwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Warin de Sidevilla, Normandy 1180-95 and 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William de Siwell in Engl. 1210 (Hardy, Rot. de Libert.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Siðu-Hallr; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sidwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sidwell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sidwell? popularity and diffusion

Sidwell is the 80,736th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,209,150 people. The surname Sidwell is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sidwell live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 91,825th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 5,381 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,651 people, or 1 in 99,277. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Sidwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sidwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sidwell surname increased 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sidwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sidwell surname are 22.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Sidwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.27% more than the national average, earning R 435,516 per year; in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sidewell9310/
Scidwell930/
Siddwell930/
Sidwel924/
Sidwll921/
Sitwell86116/
Sedwell86107/
Sydwell8619/
Gidwell8616/
Cidwell864/
Sidwill860/
Seedwell8048/
Shedwell8025/
Gidewell803/
Sittwell801/
Chidwell801/
Shuitwell751/
Sedwill7118/
Gidwill7117/
Jedwell714/
Gidewel712/
Sitweel711/
Seedwll711/
Zedwell711/
Cedwell710/
Shedwill6726/
Chedwell673/
Chitwell671/
Shetwell670/
Schedwill6376/
Gidwil621/
Saidvl621/
Gedwill5773/
Jedwill5720/
Sheedwl574/
Getwell574/
Chitwel571/
Chistwill500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sidwell
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