Powel Family History
Powel Name Meaning
English: variant of Powell.North German: from a
form of the personal name Paul.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Powel
Name Distribution of Powel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Powel families
 44 - 85  15 - 43 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Powel families
|
30 - 57 11 - 29 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Powel families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Powel census records
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Powel Family Origin
Powel Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Powel families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Powel
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Powel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Powel census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Powel ancestors, such as occupation.
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Powel Civil War Service Records
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