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Powell

in Illinois

There are 5,821 people with the last name "Powell" in Illinois.

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Powell 103
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  1. is 99th most common Washington
  2. is 100th most common Reynolds
  3. is 101st most common Long
  4. is 102nd most common Henderson
  5. is 103rd most common Powell
  6. is 104th most common Wagner
  7. is 105th most common Barnes
  8. is 106th most common Schultz
  9. is 107th most common Fisher

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

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

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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