Jewell (surname)

Jewell is an English surname, from a Celtic personal name composed of elements meaning 'lord' + 'generous', 'bountiful'.[citation needed] The name does not derive from the gemstone jewel.

Notable people with this name include the following:

## Surname

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* 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

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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.[citation needed]

* 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

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* Jewelle Gomez (born 1948), American feminist writer

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