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Powell

in South Carolina

There are 4,744 people with the last name "Powell" in South Carolina.

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Powell 64
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  1. is 60th most common Bailey
  2. is 61st most common Nelson
  3. is 62nd most common Hughes
  4. is 63rd most common Grant
  5. is 64th most common Powell
  6. is 65th most common Stewart
  7. is 66th most common Bell
  8. is 67th most common Kelly
  9. is 68th most common Bennett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

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

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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