Cromwell

Cromwell

English

Etymology

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) +‎ wielle, equivalent to crump +‎ well. [1]

Proper noun

Cromwell

1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
   1. Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).
3. A town in Central Otago, New Zealand. [2]
4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
5. A former settlement in Lassen County, California, United States.
6. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
7. A town in Noble County, Indiana, United States.
8. A small city in Union County, Iowa, United States.
9. A small city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
10. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Derived terms

• Cromwellian
• Cromwell's rule

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cromwell is the 4,397^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,087 individuals. Cromwell is most common among White (66.32%) and Black (25.75%) individuals.

References

1. “Cromwell Surname Origin & Meaning”, in forebears.io‎, 2020
2. NZ Topo Map

Further reading

• Cromwell at OneLook Dictionary Search