Showell

See also: showell

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from two minor places near Little Tew and Steeple Barton, both in Oxfordshire, from Old English seofon (“seven”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Showell (countable and uncountable, plural Showells)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Showell is the 29334^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 806 individuals. Showell is most common among Black/African American (65.76%) and White (26.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Showell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Howells