Whitwell
English
Etymology
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + well.
Proper noun
Whitwell (countable and uncountable, plural Whitwells)
- A number of places in England:
- A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK5276).
- A village in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1821).
- A village in Niton and Whitwell parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5278).
- A locality in Reepham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG0921). [1]
- A hamlet and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2899).
- A small village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK9208).
- A city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitwell is the 34618th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Whitwell is most common among White (93.42%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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