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Powell

in New Hampshire

There are 349 people with the last name "Powell" in New Hampshire.

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Powell 451
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  1. is 447th most common Turcotte
  2. is 448th most common Bowen
  3. is 449th most common Spaulding
  4. is 450th most common Swanson
  5. is 451st most common Powell
  6. is 452nd most common Sprague
  7. is 453rd most common Bedard
  8. is 454th most common Briggs
  9. is 455th most common Clement

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

William, John, James, David, Richard, Michael, Andrew, 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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