Nowell is used as a family name or surname in Guatemala. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nowell
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Guatemala
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nowell

How popular is Nowell?

Nowell is common in Guatemala.

Nowell is ranked 38597 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nowells grew by 15.73566 per cent to 6112 since 2000 and ranked 5676 after elevating 328 spots. The last name was found in around 21 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.77 79.97
Black 17.15 15.75
Hispanic or Latino 2.8 1.86
Others 2 1.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.56 0.38
Nowell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 12721 people have been found who wears Nowell as their family name. Nowell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,065 Trinidad and Tobago10
108 Norfolk Island5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
720,003 Russia4
50,640 Switzerland2
124,220 Italy2
1,834 Malta2
6,353 Panama2
15,705 Cameroon1
10,683 Cyprus1
113 Falkland Islands1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
25,721 Egypt1
2,196 Liberia1
3,071 Jersey1
480 Micronesia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,309 Monaco1
2,374 Bermuda1
169,904 Brazil1
13,447 Uganda1
11,831 Tajikistan1
118,015 Netherlands1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,504 Ireland33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
32,811 Sweden29
838 Guam24
1,064 Barbados23
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
133,875 France61
3,881 Hong Kong59
39,320 Spain55
Countries with hundreds of Nowell:
8,374 Canada487
6,700 Australia431
34,535 Philippines322
22,865 South Africa256
43,536 Germany235
2,488 Wales158
6,534 New Zealand114
44,861 Argentina105
27,127 Mexico105
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Nowell:
5,686 United States6,913
4,348 England1,710
1,225 Guatemala1,353
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Jno.B. Nowell from Ireland aboard the Queen Of The West from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 26 years old when he arrived in USA on December 4, 1848. Margt. Nowell (24) Farmer, Jno. Nowell, aged 1 year old, Eliza Nowell, aged Born at sea, are others that migrated to US.

Nowell Namesakes

  • Claude Nowell, Philosopher
  • Claude Nowell, Philosopher
  • William Bejamin Nowell, Author
  • Bradley Nowell, Musician
  • Wedgwood Nowell, Character actor
  • Bradley Nowell, Musician
  • Claude Nowell, Philosopher
  • Richard Nowell, Cricket Player
  • Adam Nowell, Basketball Player
  • Bradley Nowell, Musician

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