Norwell
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English
Etymology
From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
Norwell (countable and uncountable, plural Norwells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Norwell is the 131379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 129 individuals. Norwell is most common among White (87.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 680.