Adwell Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Adwell Surname User-submission:

Aldwell is an English surname, which means 'one who came from Adwell', a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) south of Thame in South Oxfordshire. It is derived from the Old English Edewelle, which means 'dweller at the stream belonging to Eadda'.

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Adwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6821:531,46544,211
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Adwell (480) may also be a first name.

Adwell Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Aldwell is an English surname, which means 'one who came from Adwell', a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) south of Thame in South Oxfordshire. It is derived from the Old English Edewelle, which means 'dweller at the stream belonging to Eadda'. The earliest recorded use of the name was as Advelle in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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Adwell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adwell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adwell is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 479,498th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Adwell are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Adwell is also the 388,155th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 480 people.

Adwell is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 531,465. In The United States Adwell is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 29 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Adwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Adwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 897 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adwell surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Adwell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $38,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadwell9262/
Adwelle921/
Eadwell921/
Addwell921/
Adwel9121/
Headwell8629/
Haydwell861/
Haddwell860/
Atwell8314,523/
Edwell83161/
Adwele8381/
Odwell8347/
Hadwel831/
Adwill830/
Adwl804/
Attwell773,662/
Eatwell771,128/
Hatwell77697/
Autwell77155/
Adweale773/
Atwwell772/
Hedwell771/
Atwelll770/
Gatwell770/
Hodwell770/
Hadwill770/
Atwel73321/
Edwel738/
Aduel735/
Adbll733/
Adwil733/
Adbel733/
Odwel731/
Atwll731/
Gadwl731/
Ajdwl731/
Hattwell7137/
Hathwell7116/
Heatwell714/
Attweell711/
Headwill711/
Eatwelll711/
Otwell672,369/
Atwill67881/
Etwell67210/
Gaduel6745/
Edwill6715/
Attwel676/
Adbeel674/
Odwele673/
Atweel672/
Adouel672/
Athwel671/
Adbill671/
Heathwell670/
Atuell670/

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