Holwell

== English == === Etymology === From Old English holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”). === Proper noun === Holwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells) A number of places in England: A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723). A village and civil parish in west Dorset (OS grid ref ST7010). A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1633). A small village in Ab Kettleby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7323). A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2309). A hamlet in Nunney parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7245). A locality in Latrobe council area and the West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Holwell is the 87335th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 213 individuals. Holwell is most common among White (92.96%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.