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 gemstone jewel.

Notable people with this name 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
 * Jacob Jewell (d. 1884), circus owner
 * Jake Jewell, American baseball player
 * James Jewell (disambiguation), several people
 * Jennyfer Jewell, New Zealand television actress
 * Jerry Jewell, American voice actor
 * Jimmy Jewell (disambiguation), several people
 * John Jewel or Jewell (1522–1571), Bishop of Salisbury, England
 * John Jewell (South African cricketer) (1891–1966)
 * 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
 * Slater Jewell-Kemker (born 1992), American-Canadian filmmaker and climate activist
 * Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell (1844–1932), Rear Admiral, United States Navy
 * Tony Jewell (footballer) (born 1943), 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.


 * 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