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POWELL

in Wisconsin

There are 1,942 people with the last name "POWELL" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

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POWELL 150
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  1. is 146th most common Brandt
  2. is 147th most common Mayer
  3. is 148th most common Perry
  4. is 149th most common Cox
  5. is 150th most common Powell
  6. is 151st most common Patterson
  7. is 152nd most common Benson
  8. is 153rd most common Wallace
  9. is 154th most common Ellis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for POWELL

James, William, John, David, Robert, Richard, Donald, Michael, Scott, Barbara

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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