Shadwell

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Shadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Shadwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
   2. An inner suburb of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580).
   3. A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383).
   4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439).
   5. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shadwell is the 58876^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Shadwell is most common among White (93.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.