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Stowell Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places in Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, so named from Old English stan ‘stone’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Crowell, Stockwell, Stowe, Sidwell, Sewell, Trowell, Howell, Cowell

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Stowell Family Origin

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Stowell Family Occupations

What did your Stowell ancestors do for a living?

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  • Farmer

    37%

  • Keeping House

    7%

  • Laborer

    4%

  • Carpenter

    3%

In 1880, the most common Stowell occupation in the USA was Farmer. 37% of Stowell's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Stowell family was Carpenter. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Stowell.

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Stowell Historical Records

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Stowell Life Expectancy

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