Stockwell

English

Etymology

From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Proper noun

Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).
   2. A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414).
   3. A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell.
   4. A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockwell is the 5234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6664 individuals. Stockwell is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.

Further reading

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