Bardwell

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bardell, Bodwell

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Bardwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bardwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).
   2. A small city, the county seat of Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States.
   3. A small city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bardwell is the 10812^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2946 individuals. Bardwell is most common among White (83.5%) and Black/African American (11.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bardwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100.

Anagrams

• Bradwell