Counsell is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Counsell
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: From some local name compounded of Scandinavian sael, sel meaning, a hall or dwelling as in Old Norse sel means a summer shed for cattle. Counsell along with Countsell are found in US names.

How popular is Counsell?

Counsell is common in England.

Counsell is ranked 133100 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Counsell bearers increased by 5.720824 per cent in 2010 US census to 462 since 2000, the surname slipped by 138 spots and ranked at 46138. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.99 90.39
Black 4.76 6.41
Hispanic or Latino 1.73 1.83
Counsell is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Bermuda. Around 2937 people have been found who wears Counsell as their family name. Counsell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
90,215 Germany3
13,552 Qatar2
53,505 Turkey1
30,360 Thailand1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
16,640 Hong Kong1
3,350 Fiji1
77,122 Sweden1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
Countries with hundreds of Counsell:
42,712 United States644
7,854 Australia364
1,854 Wales214
19,422 Canada185
5,450 New Zealand140
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Counsell:
6,015 England1,178
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Counsell Namesakes

  • Ruth Counsell Bly, Robert Bly's wife
  • Craig Counsell, Baseball Manager
  • John Counsell, Actor
  • John Counsell, Actor
  • Craig Counsell, Baseball Manager

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