Broadwell
English
Etymology
From Old English brād (“broad”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Proper noun
Broadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Broadwells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2027).
- A village in Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5811).
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2503).
- A village in Leamington Hastings parish, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4565).
- A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Broadwell is the 17216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1645 individuals. Broadwell is most common among White (94.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231.