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There are approximately 641 people named Fells in the UK. That makes it the 9,244th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Fells.

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 Fells surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FELL. FELLS. ''Bij frith and hy fell;' a common medievalism ; equivalent to the classical "jjer mlvam, jier campum." "Also there is difference between the fryth and thefel; the fels are understood tlie mountains, vallyes, and pastures, with corn and such like ; open ground the frytlies betoken the springs and coppyses" woodlands. — Noble x\.rt of Ycuerie, quoted by Haniw.

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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