Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
RUSSELL
There are approximately 87,067 people named Russell in the UK. That makes it the 80th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,378 are named Russell.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
RousellRussel
Rowsell
Roessel
Roessle
Roesel
Reustle
Rossell
Rissell
Reussell
Reusell
Roessell
Reussel
Rousel
Rouscell
Reusel
Roesselle
Rousele
Roesell
Reusele
Rousella
Reussille
Rousall
Rouseil
Rouseel
Roessele
Roeselle
Reusille
Rousela
The Russell surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RUSSELL. The Duke of Bedford claims from the lords of Eosel, an ancient fief in the neighbourhood of Cherbourg in Normandy, who were a younger branch of the barons of Briquebec. Hugh de Rosel, a benefactor of the abbey of Caen, " accompanied the Conqueror to England, and was rewarded with possessions in co. Dorset, tlie principal of wIdIcIi were Kingston, afterwards called Kingston-Eussell and Berwick, the latter of which is still in possession of the family.'' Parry's Hist, of Woburn, p. GG.