Powell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Powell Name Meaning: A traditional welsh surname meaning "Son of the Servant of St. Paul".

Powell is a derivation of \"Ap Howell\", which means \"son of Howell\", and so was eventually spelled as Powell.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Powell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Powell family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 539
Farmer 494
General Labourer 490
General Servant Domestic 414
Scholar 308
Coal Miner Hewer 303
Dress Maker 254
Cook Domestic 229
Coal Hewer 176
Domestic Servant 164
Housemaid Domestic 154
Laundress Wash 154
Agricultural Labourer 153
Carpenter 141
School 121
Coal Miner 117
Servant Domestic 115
Charwoman 113
Coal Miner C Hewer 104
Dressmaker 103
House Maid Domestic 102
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 95
Blacksmith 93
Bricklayer 90
Gardener Domestic 90

Powell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Powell 100% 274,624
2 Powel 83% 7,866
3 Pawell 83% 1,660
4 Powall 83% 290
5 Pewell 83% 226
6 Powill 83% 192
7 Powele 83% 164

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