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Powell

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There are 1,207 people with the last name "Powell" in Iowa.

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Powell 160
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  1. is 156th most common Zimmerman
  2. is 157th most common Arnold
  3. is 158th most common Jordan
  4. is 159th most common Kelley
  5. is 160th most common Powell
  6. is 161st most common Black
  7. is 162nd most common Gardner
  8. is 163rd most common Mills
  9. is 164th most common Keller

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

David, Michael, Richard, John, Robert, Donald, Mary, James, Charles, Patricia

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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