The cowell Surname
cowell Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name from places in Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, from Old English cu ‘cow’ + hyll ‘hill’.
- possibly also an Americanized form of Polish, Jewish, and Sorbian Kowal.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| FAMILY HISTORY- SEARCHING FOR COWELL'S |
 LISKAKE
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| Cowell in Michigan and Canada |
bcsweet
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| Tribe and Cowell family |
Wrytzen
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| Conrad & Michael Cowell |
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| trying to find information | penny | 58 |
| Horace Allen Cowell |
darrencowell83
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| Sarah or Sally COWELL |
genismylife
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| family info | Melinda | 6 |
| ABRAHAM ROOKS COWELL, BORN 1813; SARAH COWELL | SARAH COLEMAN | 2 |
| Cowell's in Iowa | Darlene Shipley | 6 |
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