Cromwell.
An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).
A town in Otago, New Zealand.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Noble County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Union County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Oliver Cromwell.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington.
Where this word comes from
From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.
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