Norwell

English

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Norwell (countable and uncountable, plural Norwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).
   2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norwell is the 131379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 129 individuals. Norwell is most common among White (87.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 680.