Birdwell

English

Etymology

From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Birdwell (countable and uncountable, plural Birdwells)

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Birdwell is the 7655^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4339 individuals. Birdwell is most common among White (91.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birdwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.

Anagrams

• Bridwell