Lydell

Lydell Meaning & Origin

About Lydell
The surname Lydell is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Lydell" or "Lydall," which itself is a variant of the name "Lydulf." The name "Lydulf" is composed of the elements "lyd," meaning "loud" or "noisy," and "wulf," meaning "wolf." Therefore, the surname Lydell can be interpreted to mean "loud wolf" or "noisy wolf." It is likely that the name was originally bestowed as a nickname for someone who was either loud or had wolf-like characteristics.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lydell is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lydell: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lydell based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lydell is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LTL
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0304
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AY1 D AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/lydell*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LTL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L340

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lydell in Braille

Here's how to represent Lydell in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lydell in braille

How to sign the name Lydell using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lydell using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lydell in sign language

Numerology