Powell
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Powel
Etymology
The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /paʊl/, /pəʊl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpaʊ.(w)əl/
- Rhymes: -aʊl, -əʊl, -aʊəl, -aʊwəl
Proper noun
Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)
- (countable) An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
- (countable) A male given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
- A city in Delaware County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
- A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
- A small town in Navarro County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin.
- A city in Park County, Wyoming.
- Ellipsis of Powell County.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Powell is the 101st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 224,874 individuals. Powell is most common among White (67.2%) and Black/African American (27.1%) individuals.