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Powell

in Rhode Island

There are 213 people with the last name "Powell" in Rhode Island.

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  1. is 536th most common Parente
  2. is 537th most common Booth
  3. is 538th most common Kaplan
  4. is 539th most common Lang
  5. is 540th most common Powell
  6. is 541st most common Wagner
  7. is 542nd most common Antonelli
  8. is 543rd most common Douglas
  9. is 544th most common Cardoso

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

James, Christopher, Charles, Cheryl, Claire, Daniel, Matthew, Richard

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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