Gowell Family History
Gowell Name Meaning
English: presumably a nickname for an habitual user of the
expression ‘Go well’ (Old English gan ‘go’ + wel
‘well’), or possibly a nickname for a messenger.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gowell Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gowell families
 18 - 34  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gowell families
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19 - 35 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gowell Family Origin
Gowell Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Gowell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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