Maxwell

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Etymology

From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).

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Maxwell

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
  2. Any of various widely known persons so named, such as James Clerk Maxwell.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Colusa County, California.
    2. A township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Story County, Iowa.
    5. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
    6. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
    7. A village in Colfax County, New Mexico.
    8. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
  5. A hamlet in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

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