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CARNELL

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There are approximately 2,158 people named Carnell in the UK. That makes it the 4,225th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Carnell.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Carnell surname in historical dictionaries

CARNELL. jNIay be a local name ending in WELL, with the W suppi-essed. There was however a bird so called, (see Eng. Surn.) — apparently a kind of lark. See Halliw. in voc. Calander.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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