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Powell

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  1. is 199th most common Cole
  2. is 200th most common Rivas
  3. is 201st most common Wallace
  4. is 202nd most common Stevens
  5. is 203rd most common Powell
  6. is 204th most common Rosales
  7. is 205th most common Franco
  8. is 206th most common Bautista
  9. is 207th most common Solis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

Robert, James, Michael, John, William, David, Richard, Thomas, Charles

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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