Cowell

English

Etymology

• As an Irish and Manx surname, shortened from McCawell, Anglicized from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), meaning "battle chief," see Caulfield.
• Also as an Irish surname, shortened from Mac (Giolla) Comhghaill (“son of (the devotee of) Saint Comhghal”), see Cool.
• Also as an Irish surname, shortened from McCool.
• As an English surname, from several places named Cowhill, analyzable as cow + hill, or from Cowleigh in Worcestershire, equivalent to cow + Leigh.
• Also as an English surname, variant of Cole.
• As a Polish, Carpathian Rusyn and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kowal.

Proper noun

Cowell

1. A surname.
2. A town in Franklin Harbour district, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after John Clayton Cowell.
3. A former unincorporated community annexed to Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States, named after Joshua Cowell.

Derived terms

• Cowellian