Smell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Smell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Smell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 46
General Labourer 7
General Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Living On Her Own Means 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Draper Assistant 2
Iron Ore Miner 2
Domestic Servant 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Labourer 1
House Maid Domestic Servant 1
Pupil Teacher 1
Tailoress 1
Manager 1
Washerman 1
Hawker 1
Farm Servant 1
French Picker 1
Hotel Properitor 1
Iron Moulder 1
Plush Weaver 1
Railway Signalman 1
School 1
Tailor 1

Smell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Small 80% 45,460
2 Smellie 71% 1,785
3 Smell 100% 1,393
4 Samuell 71% 797
5 Seamell 71% 707
6 Smillie 57% 274
7 Smele 80% 197
8 Smel 80% 110

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The surname Smell is the 3rd most popular variant of Small.

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