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

Jewell is also occasionally used as a given name, peaking in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a unisex given name.