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Etymology

The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)

  1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
    • 2025 August 5, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Trump says Scott Bessent no longer in the running for Fed chair”, in CNN Business‎, archived from the original on 25 August 2025:
      President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer being considered as a replacement for Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair.
  2. (countable) A male given name.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
    3. A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
    4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
    5. A city in Delaware County, Ohio.
    6. An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
    7. A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
    8. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. A small town in Navarro County, Texas.
    10. An unincorporated community in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin.
    11. A city in Park County, Wyoming.
    12. Ellipsis of Powell County.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Powell is the 101st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 224,874 individuals. Powell is most common among White (67.2%) and Black/African American (27.1%) individuals.

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