Shadwell

== English == === Etymology === Various origins: The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”). The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”). The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”). The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”). === Proper noun === Shadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Shadwells) (uncountable) A placename: A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897). An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580). A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383). A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439). An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Shadwell is the 58876th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Shadwell is most common among White (93.31%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.