Sewell

Sewell is both a surname and a given name, derived from the Middle English personal names Sewal (Siwal) or Sewald (Siwald). As a toponymic surname, it may have originally referred to people of Sewell, Bedfordshire or other places named Sewell, Showell, or Seawell. Notable people with the given name "Sewell" include Sewell Avery (1874–1960), American businessman Sewell Chan (born 1977), American journalist Sewell Collins (1876–1934), American playwright Sewell Foster (1792–1868), Canadian physician Sewell Jones (1897–1981), American football coach Sewell Moody (1834–1875), American merchant Sewell A. Peterson (1850–1915), American politician Sewell Sillman (1924–1992), American painter Sewell Stokes (1902–1979), British writer and broadcaster Notable people with the surname "Sewell" include A A. E. Sewell (1872–1946), English architect Albert Sewell (1927–2018), English statistician Alice Maud Sewell (1881–1971), Australian activist Almondo Sewell (born 1987), American football player Amanda Brewster Sewell (1859–1926), American painter Amy Sewell (born 1963), American author Andy Sewell (born 1978), British photographer Anna Sewell (1820–1878), British writer Anthony Sewell (born 1962), American motocross racer Arthur Sewell (disambiguation), multiple people