Birdwell
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English
Etymology
From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Proper noun
Birdwell (countable and uncountable, plural Birdwells)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Birdwell is the 7655th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4339 individuals. Birdwell is most common among White (91.93%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birdwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.