Given name & surname
Harwell
“from the stag's spring”
Harwell is a variant of Hartwell. One English interpretation is “from the stag's spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harwell is a variant of Hartwell. One English interpretation is “from the stag's spring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harwell is a variant of Hartwell. An origin associated with Hartwell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harwell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 46 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,762 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.
Harwell’s family of names
Harwell has a related form in Hartwell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Harwell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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