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Powell

in West Virginia

There are 1,436 people with the last name "Powell" in West Virginia.

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Powell 129
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  1. is 125th most common Reynolds
  2. is 126th most common Stone
  3. is 127th most common Kennedy
  4. is 128th most common Morrison
  5. is 129th most common Powell
  6. is 130th most common Boggs
  7. is 131st most common Fields
  8. is 132nd most common Stevens
  9. is 133rd most common Ferrell

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Powell

James, William, David, Robert, John, Michael, Betty, Joseph, Mary, 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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