as a Last Name
- 14,930
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Rowell
Meaning & Origins
English: 1. habitational name, a variant of Rothwell (representing the local pronunciation of the place in Northamptonshire). 2. habitational name from a place in Devon, so named from Old English rūh ‘rough’, ‘overgrown’ + hyll ‘hill’. 3. from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Rowe 2.
| 2,100th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 14,930
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Rowell per capita
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