Anwyl
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in English: Welsh anwyl ‘dear, beloved’; first attested Jevan Annwyl 1391 Chirk
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 3 countries
Anwyl is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Welsh anwyl ‘dear, beloved’; first attested Jevan Annwyl 1391 Chirk
Cited for this meaning 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
How Anwyl is read
(measured from records)Anwyl is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- English89%
Welsh anwyl ‘dear, beloved’; first attested Jevan Annwyl 1391 Chirk
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Jevan Annwyl 1391 Chirk. Lewis ap Robert of Park, Llanfrothen, Merioneth, d. 1605, is said to have been the first of his family to adopt Anwyl as his surname; his son was Lewis Anwill 1612 Reg. Oxon. v. Morris 118. Welsh anwyl ‘dear, beloved’.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
- Welsh13%
a female given name from annwyl (“dear”)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
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Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Lewis Anwylb. 1705Welsh cleric and author (1705? -1776)
- Edward Anwylb. 1866GBWelsh academic (1866–1914)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)5 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of English Surnames (Reaney & Wilson, 1991) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Anwyl mean, and where does it come from?
- Welsh anwyl ‘dear, beloved’; first attested Jevan Annwyl 1391 Chirk Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- In which country does Anwyl have the most bearers?
- Anwyl is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Anwyl”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.