The bardwell Surname
bardwell Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Bardwell in Suffolk, so named with
an unattested Old English byname Bearda, a derivative of
beard (see Beard) + Old English well(a) ‘spring’,
‘stream’. Alternatively, the first element may be from a dissimilated
form of Old English bre(o)rd ‘brim’, ‘bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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