Given name & surname
Caswell
“from the watercress spring”
Caswell is a variant of Carswell. One English interpretation is “from the watercress spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caswell is a variant of Carswell. One English interpretation is “from the watercress spring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caswell is a variant of Carswell. An origin associated with Carswell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caswell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333
- 333 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,910 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,910 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 338 as a first name in 2020; 9,211 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caswell’s family of names
Caswell has a related form in Carswell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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