Honeywell

English

Alternative forms

• Honnywill, Hunnewell

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of minor places in Devon, from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Honeywell (plural Honeywells)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Honeywell is the 24762^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1006 individuals. Honeywell is most common among White (91.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Honeywell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 198.