The Udell Last Name

Udell is an English surname. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “one who came from Yewdale (yew valley), in Lancashire”. That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place.

The 2010 census count for Udell in the United States was 1,645, good for rank 17,216. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. An Udell coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Research your Udell family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.