Maxwell.
A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
Any of various widely known persons so named, such as James Clerk Maxwell.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Colusa County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Story County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Colfax County, New Mexico.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
A hamlet in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).
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