Broadwell

English

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Broadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Broadwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2027).
   2. A village in Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5811).
   3. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2503).
   4. A village in Leamington Hastings parish, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4565).
   5. A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Broadwell is the 17216^th 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.