As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FELL. FELLS. ''Bij frith and hy fell;' a common medievalism ; equivalent to the classical "jjer mlvam, jier campum." "Also there is difference between the fryth and thefel; the fels are understood tlie mountains, vallyes, and pastures, with corn and such like ; open ground the frytlies betoken the springs and coppyses" woodlands. — Noble x\.rt of Ycuerie, quoted by Haniw.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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