Newell
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- A variant of Neville or Noel.
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Newell (countable and uncountable, plural Newells)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
- A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
- A city and town in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
- A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A city and town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
- A census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Newell is the 1064th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32909 individuals. Newell is most common among White (79.08%) and Black/African American (15.28%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 663.
Middle English
Interjection
Newell
- Alternative form of Nowel