Shadwell
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English
Etymology
Various origins:
- The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”).
- The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”).
- The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”).
- The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
Shadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Shadwells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
- An inner suburb of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580).
- A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383). [1]
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439). [2]
- An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shadwell is the 58876th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Shadwell is most common among White (93.31%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.