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Powell

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There are 6,020 people with the last name "Powell" in Alabama.

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Powell 53
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  1. is 49th most common Nelson
  2. is 50th most common Henderson
  3. is 51st most common Brooks
  4. is 52nd most common Rogers
  5. is 53rd most common Powell
  6. is 54th most common Patterson
  7. is 55th most common Richardson
  8. is 56th most common Bell
  9. is 57th most common Cooper

Similar Names and Nicknames

Powers, Power, Powe, Powelson, Powel, Powells, Powery, Powella, Powels, Poweleit

Most Common First Names for Powell

James, William, John, Charles, Robert, David, Michael, Mary, Richard, Willie

Meaning & History

English (of Welsh origin): Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell).

Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of St. Paul’ (see Guilfoyle).

FOREBEARS This surname is extremely common in Wales and has also spread throughout England and Ireland. The first recorded occurrence of the surname in its modern form is Roger ap Howell, alias Powell, named in a lawsuit in 1563. He was the grandson of Howell ap John (d. 1535). Snelling Powell, born in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1758, came to America in 1793 and was a successful actor and theater manager in Boston. Later members of the family include the novelist Anthony Powell (b. 1905).

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