Stowell
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English
Etymology
From Old English stān (“stone”) + wella (“spring, well, stream”).
Proper noun
Stowell (countable and uncountable, plural Stowells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Yanworth parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0813). [1]
- A village in Charlton Horethorne parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6822).
- A census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stowell is the 5390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6455 individuals. Stowell is most common among White (92.44%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stowell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.