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Origin Displayed: Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Powell, Powel and others.

First found in Breconshire , where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Powell, who came to Virginia in 1587; John Powell arrived in Virginia in 1607; Thomas, who came to Virginia in 1618; Gody Powell on record in Virginia in 1623.

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Suggested Readings for the name Powell
James Ball and Calvin Powell Connections by Grace Powell Harms, Jerry Basham and Ellen Higgs by Omegene Powers Powell.

Some noteworthy people of the name Powell
  • Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (1907-1998), American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1971-1987)
  • Sumner Chilton Powell (b. 1924), American historian, who won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1964
  • Herbert Butler Powell (1903-1998), American diplomat and general, US ambassador to New Zealand (1963-1967)
  • William Horatio Powell (1892-1984), American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times
  • Colin Powell (b. 1937), American, US Army soldier and general, U.S. Secretary of State (2001-2004)
  • Cecil Frank Powell (1903-1969), British physicist, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950
  • William Powell (1907-1992), Canadian (English born) Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Enoch Powell MBE (1912-1998), British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet
  • Anthony Powell (1905-2000), English novelist

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