Stockwell
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English
Etymology
From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Proper noun
Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).
- A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414).
- A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell.
- A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockwell is the 5234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6664 individuals. Stockwell is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stockwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.