Powell

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Powel

Etymology

The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /paʊl/, /pəʊl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʊ.(w)əl/
• Rhymes: -aʊl, -əʊl, -aʊəl, -aʊwəl

Proper noun

Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)

1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
2. (countable) A male given name
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A small town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
   3. A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
   4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
   5. A city in Delaware County, Ohio.
   6. An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
   7. A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
   8. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
   9. A small town in Navarro County, Texas.
   10. An unincorporated community in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin.
   11. A city in Park County, Wyoming.
   12. Ellipsis of Powell County.

Derived terms

• Powell County
• Powellian
• powellite
• Powelltown

 

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鮑威爾／鲍威尔 (zh) (Bàowēi'ěr)

• Russian: Па́уэлл (ru) m or f (Páuell)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Powell is the 101^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 224,874 individuals. Powell is most common among White (67.2%) and Black/African American (27.1%) individuals.

See also

• Howell

Anagrams

• Pellow