Colwill Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colwill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colwill family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 17
General Labourer 15
Agricultural Labourer 14
Scholar 12
Dress Maker 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 8
Attending School 6
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 6
Cook Domestic 4
Domestic General Servant 4
Domestic Servant 4
Draper Assistant 4
Farmer's Son F Rel 4
Housemaid Domestic 4
Living On Own Means 4
Tailor 4
School 4
Coachman Domestic 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Blacksmith 3
Farmer's Daughter F Rel 3
Shoeing Smith 3
Carpenter House 2
Railway Porter 2

Colwill Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Colwell 86% 7,288
2 Colwill 100% 4,770
3 Calwell 71% 270
4 Caulwell 63% 222
5 Colewell 75% 138
6 Colwall 86% 102

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The surname Colwill is the 2nd most popular variant of Colwell.

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