Source: SurnameDB.comThis interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources.Firstly, it may be derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "sige", meaning victory, or from "sae", meaning "sea", and "weald", signifying rule. These names, "Sigeweald" and "Saeweald", were to give rise to the medieval personal names "Siwal(d)" and "Sewal(d)" respectively. The personal name "Sauualdus" occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086.Secondly, the surname Saywell is locational from a number of places in England, including Sewell in Bedfordshire, and Sywell in Northamptonshire, all named from the Olde English "seofon", seven, and "wella", meaning "a spring"; hence, "seven spring".
This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources.
Firstly, it may be derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "sige", meaning victory, or from "sae", meaning "sea", and "weald", signifying rule. These names, "Sigeweald" and "Saeweald", were to give rise to the medieval personal names "Siwal(d)" and "Sewal(d)" respectively. The personal name "Sauualdus" occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Secondly, the surname Saywell is locational from a number of places in England, including Sewell in Bedfordshire, and Sywell in Northamptonshire, all named from the Olde English "seofon", seven, and "wella", meaning "a spring"; hence, "seven spring".