Bardwell
English
Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Proper noun
Bardwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bardwells)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).
- A small city, the county seat of Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States.
- A small city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bardwell is the 10812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2946 individuals. Bardwell is most common among White (83.5%) and Black/African American (11.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bardwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
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