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Powell

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There are 3,395 people with the last name "Powell" in Louisiana.

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  1. is 100th most common Perkins
  2. is 101st most common Theriot
  3. is 102nd most common Matthews
  4. is 103rd most common Ford
  5. is 104th most common Powell
  6. is 105th most common Franklin
  7. is 106th most common Hayes
  8. is 107th most common Melancon
  9. is 108th most common Ross

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

James, William, Michael, John, Joseph, Robert, David, Charles, Kenneth, Mary

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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