Samuel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Samuel Name Meaning: From the male Biblical personal name Samuel literally translating as 'name of God'

Introduced by the Crusaders in the 12th Century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Samuel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Samuel family

Profession Census Frequency
School 436
Coal Miner Hewer 80
Private Means 50
Dressmaker 38
Farmer 31
At School 23
Coal Miner (hewer) 22
Coal Miner 20
Collier Hewer 19
Assisting In The Business 16
General Servant (domestic) 16
Labourer 16
Bricklayer 15
None 14
Clerk 13
House Keeper 13
Domestic Servant 13
Collier (hewer) 13
Carpenter 12
Farm Labourer 11
Collier 11
Home 10
Milliner 10
House Painter 9
Housekeeper 9

Samuel Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Samuel is the most popular version of all its varients

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