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Thought to be of Swiss, or German ancestry.
Perhaps originally Jewel (propnounced yeh-vel), perhaps indicating a family of jewelers.
Thought to have been permuted to Yewell upon immigration.
Famous Yewell's:
Major Yewell - of the confederate army
Ed Yewell - of major league basball (1884) http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/yeweled01.php
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