Family name Powell (Powell 
, Павелл 
, Пауэлл 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Powell is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is a common surname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Jamaica. Much less frequently, Powell is the forename as well as the last name.
| edward powell Welsh Roman Catholic priest, GB (b. 1478) |
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| adam powell English politician (b. 1496) |
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philip powell Welsh martyr, GB (b. 1594) |
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| thomas powell Welsh lawyer and writer, GB (b. 1572) |
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| gabriel powell Welsh priest (b. 1576) |
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| william powell Virginia colonist, US (b. 1577) |
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sir john powell Welsh judge; (1633-1696), GB (b. 1633) |
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| marie powell (1586-1624) (b. 1586) |
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| henry powell English settler, captain and planter in Barbados, GB (b. 1600) |
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| thomas powell Welsh cleric and writer (1608–1660), GB (b. 1608) |
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| edward powell Powell, Edward [called Anderson of the Fens] (bap. 1608, d. in or after 1642), protester (b. 1608) |
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| robert powell Powell, Robert (fl. 1609–1642), lawyer and legal writer (b. 1609) |
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| vavasor powell Welsh minister, GB (b. 1617) |
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| samuel powell (1624-1686) (b. 1624) |
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| william powell Member of the Parliament of England (b. 1624) |
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