Sewell
Sewell is both a surname and a given name, derived from the Middle English personal names Sewal (Siwal) or Sewald (Siwald). As a toponymic surname, it may have originally referred to people of Sewell, Bedfordshire or other places named Sewell, Showell, or Seawell.
Meaning & Origin of Sewell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sewell is both a surname and a given name, derived from the Middle English personal names Sewal (Siwal) or Sewald (Siwald). As a toponymic surname, it may have originally referred to people of Sewell, Bedfordshire or other places named Sewell, Showell, or Seawell.
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The Story of Sewell
Sewell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 22 Sewells were born — ranking #1,675 that year. As of 2026, Sewell ranks #6,263 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 442 Sewells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sewell
Sewell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 442 births in the dataset. Sewell's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Sewell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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