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
Scholar 5,102
Labourer 769
Agricultural Labourer 749
Domestic Servant 375
General Servant 371
Coal Miner 341
Dress Maker 287
Laundress 230
Carpenter 181
Collier 180
House Keeper 162
Servant 160
Annuitant 147
Farm Servant 141
Wife Of Above 130
Farm Labourer 125
Gardener 121
Farmers Son 116
Tailor 110
Blacksmith 108
Farmer 106
Shoe Maker 99
No Occupation 96
Miner 95
Cook 83

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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