Harwell

== English == === Etymology === (hamlet in Nottinghamshire): From the Old English personal name *Hāra, a byname from hār (“grey; grey-haired”), + wella (“well, spring, stream”) (village in Oxfordshire): From Old English hēore (“pleasant”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”). === Proper noun === Harwell (countable and uncountable, plural Harwells) (uncountable) A placename: A hamlet in Everton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6891). A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU4989). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Harwell is the 4871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7234 individuals. Harwell is most common among White (83.11%) and Black/African American (11.6%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137.