Ledwell
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a place in Oxfordshire, from Old English hlūd (“loud”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
editLedwell (plural Ledwells)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ledwell is the 35912th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 625 individuals. Ledwell is most common among White (72.48%) and Black/African American (19.36%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ledwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.