Jewell (surname)

Jewell is an English surname, from a Celtic personal name composed of elements meaning ‘lord’ + ‘generous’, ‘bountiful’. The name does not derive from the homophone “jewel.”

Notable people with this surname include the following:

Surname

• Archie Jewell (1888–1917), English sailor who survived the sinking of the Titanic
• Arthur Jewell (1888–1922), English cricketer
• Buddy Jewell, country music singer
• Eilen Jewell, American singer, band-leader and songwriter based in Boise, Idaho
• Fred Jewell (1875–1936), composer and circus musician
• Geri Jewell, American actress
• Isabel Jewell (1907–1972), American film actress
• J. Thomas Jewell (1909–1993), American politician
• James Jewell (1906–1975), American radio actor, producer and director
• Jennyfer Jewell, New Zealand television actress
• Jerry Jewell, American voice actor
• Jimmy Jewell, English football manager
• John Jewel or Jewell (1522–1571), Bishop of Salisbury, England
• John Jewell (1891–1966), English cricketer
• Josey Jewell (born 1994), American football player
• Lisa Jewell, British novelist
• Marshall Jewell (1825–1883), Governor of Connecticut
• Maurice Jewell (1885–1978), English cricketer
• Nick Jewell, Australian footballer and cricketer
• Norman Jewell (1913–2004), Royal Naval officer notable for his involvement in the World War II Operation Mincemeat
• Paul Jewell (born 1964), English footballer and manager
• Philip "Jimmy" Jewell (1953–1987), Welsh rock climber
• Richard Jewell (1962–2007), American security guard falsely accused in the bombing of the 1996 Olympic Games
• Richard G. Jewell, president of Grove City College
• Richard Roach Jewell (1810–1891), architect
• Sally Jewell, former United States Secretary of the Interior and CEO of REI
• Seb Jewell (born 1987), English rugby union player
• Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (1844–1932), Rear Admiral, United States Navy
• Tony Jewell (footballer) (born 1943), former Australian rules football player
• Tyler Jewell (born 1977), American snowboarder
• William S. Jewell (1867–1956), American lawyer and politician
• William Jewell (educator) (1789–1852), founder of William Jewell College in Missouri, US

Given name

Jewell is also occasionally used as a given name (or stage name), peaking in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a unisex given name (like ‘Taylor,’ or ‘Jordan’ in more recent times).

• Jewell Jones, American politician
• Jewell (singer), R&B singer signed to Death Row Records in the early 1990s
• Jewell Jackson McCabe (born 1945), founder of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women

See also

• Jewelle Gomez (born 1948), American feminist writer