Last Name SEWELL

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Meaning The son of Sewal. As a personal name Sewal lingered on into 16th century.
Probably from 'sea' and 'wall,' a structure of stone or other materials intended for a defense or security against the sea. This name, though seemingly local, may have various significations; 'suil,' in the Gaelic, is a willow; 'suail,' small, inconsiderable. 'Su,' south, and 'wold,' 'wald,' 'wild,' 'well,' an uncultivated place, a wood, a plain, a lawn, hills without wood: 'Suwold,' 'Suwail,' 'Suwell.'
Origin English, Native American, Irish, Zambian, South african

Rank 1,586 (2000 US census) 1,255 (1990 US census)
Count 20,736 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 72.12%, or 14955 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.42%, or 4856 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.54%, or 112 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.71%, or 147 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.71%, or 355 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.5%, or 311 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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