# Jewell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jewell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,187 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,550 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,315 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (23,143 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jewell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jewell in the United States.

## People named Jewell

- Isabel Jewell, actress (1907-1972)
- Marshall Jewell, American politician (1825-1883)
- Wanda Jewell, American sports shooter

## Similar surnames

Jolly, Jolley, Jalloh, Juhl, Joel, Joyal, Joly, Johal, Julio, Julia, July.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.