Stockwell

== English == === Etymology === From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”). === Proper noun === Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells) (uncountable) A placename: A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076). A hamlet in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9702). A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414). A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell. A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockwell is the 5234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6664 individuals. Stockwell is most common among White (93.83%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stockwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.