Newell

See also: newell

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A variant of Neville or Noel.
• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːəl/

Proper noun

Newell (countable and uncountable, plural Newells)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
4. A city and town in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
7. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A city and town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
9. A census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.

Alternative forms

• Newall

Derived terms

• County of Newell

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Newell is the 1064^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32909 individuals. Newell is most common among White (79.08%) and Black/African American (15.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 663.

Middle English

Interjection

Newell

1. Alternative form of Nowel