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Definition: A contraction of the Welsh "Ap Howell," meaning "son of Howell." The given name Howell is an anglicized form of Hywel, meaning "eminent" in Welsh.
Surname Origin:
Welsh
Alternate Surname Spellings:
POWEL, POUEL, POWELLS, PAUWEL, PAUWELS, POWELS
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Common Surname Search Tips POWELL Family Genealogy Forum POWELL Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - POWELL Genealogy POWELL Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - POWELL Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - POWELL Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - POWELL Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - POWELL Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
