Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
FELLS
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
Related and similar surnames
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Fahls
Fallz
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Feallows
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Fallse
Fallus
Feeal
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Faehl
Fallos
Faelis
Feally
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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.