Cowell (surname)

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Cowell /ˈkəl/ is a surname with multiple origins.

Origin of the name

Cowell is a surname of English origin.[1] It is a habitational name from several places in the counties of Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, composed the Old English cu (cow) + hyll (hill).[1] In some instances the surname Cowell may also be an Americanized form of the Polish, Jewish and Sorbian name Kowal.[1] It could also be an anglicisation of a Scots Gaelic surname or from the Irish name McCawell.[2]

People with the surname

See also

References

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  2. https://www.houseofnames.com/cowell-family-crest/?A=54323-224

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