Broadwell

== English == === Etymology === From Old English brād (“broad”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”). === Proper noun === Broadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Broadwells) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2027). A village in Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5811). A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2503). A village in Leamington Hastings parish, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4565). A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Broadwell is the 17216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1645 individuals. Broadwell is most common among White (94.77%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231.