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Powell

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There are 4,486 people with the last name "Powell" in Kentucky.

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Powell 62
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  1. is 58th most common Reed
  2. is 59th most common Murphy
  3. is 60th most common Edwards
  4. is 61st most common Lawson
  5. is 62nd most common Powell
  6. is 63rd most common Simpson
  7. is 64th most common Cooper
  8. is 65th most common Richardson
  9. is 66th most common Webb

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

James, William, Robert, David, Charles, John, Michael, Thomas, Mary, Jerry

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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