Samuel Name Meaning: From the male Biblical personal name Samuel literally translating as 'name of God'
Introduced by the Crusaders in the 12th Century.
Discover how your Samuel ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 105 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 27 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 75 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 24 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 117 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 509 |
| Middlesex | 44 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 13 |
| Warwickshire | 19 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 32 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 108 |
| Cardiganshire | 104 |
| Carnarvonshire | 19 |
| Carmarthenshire | 451 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 830 |
| Merionethshire | 13 |
| Montgomeryshire | 51 |
| Monmouthshire | 195 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 690 |
| Coal Miner | 124 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| General Servant | 24 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| Farmers Daughter | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Collier | 15 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 13 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| No Occupation | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Grocer | 11 |
| General Dealer | 10 |
| Farmers Wife | 10 |
| Charwoman | 9 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| House Keeper | 9 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| General Domestic Servant | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Samuel | 1,795 |
| William Samuel | 1,703 |
| John Samuel | 1,579 |
| Thomas Samuel | 1,142 |
| Elizabeth Samuel | 1,093 |
| David Samuel | 987 |
| Sarah Samuel | 826 |
| Margaret Samuel | 686 |
| Ann Samuel | 675 |
| Jane Samuel | 559 |
| Edward Samuel | 442 |
| James Samuel | 423 |
| Samuel Samuel | 411 |
| George Samuel | 405 |
| Henry Samuel | 400 |
| Joseph Samuel | 357 |
| Catherine Samuel | 354 |
| Hannah Samuel | 320 |
| Charles Samuel | 307 |
| Anne Samuel | 238 |
| Richard Samuel | 228 |
| Eliza Samuel | 223 |
| Rachel Samuel | 220 |
| Annie Samuel | 213 |
| Evan Samuel | 195 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel | 100% | 26,498 |
| 2 | Smale | 33% | 11,655 |
| 3 | Smail | 50% | 896 |
| 4 | Samuell | 86% | 797 |
| 5 | Smile | 33% | 494 |
| 6 | Smele | 50% | 197 |
| 7 | Samual | 83% | 122 |
| 8 | Smeal | 50% | 115 |
| 9 | Smel | 67% | 110 |
The surname Samuel is the most popular version of all its varients