Whitwell

English

Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + well.

Proper noun

Whitwell (countable and uncountable, plural Whitwells)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK5276).
   2. A village in St Paul's Walden parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1821).
   3. A village in Niton and Whitwell parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5278).
   4. A locality in Reepham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG0921).
   5. A hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2899).
   6. A small village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK9208).
2. A city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitwell is the 34618^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Whitwell is most common among White (93.42%) individuals.

Further reading

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