The Harwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,234 people carried this name — #4,871 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,219).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Harwell surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Harwell» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Harwell in American newspapers,
1906–1912.

Newspaper page from Spirit Of Jefferson carrying the name Harwell
Spirit Of Jefferson 1906-12-25
Newspaper page from The New Haven Union carrying the name Harwell
The New Haven Union 1912-11-29
Newspaper page from Western Kansas World carrying the name Harwell
Western Kansas World 1912-05-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,537 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Harwell in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

4,506 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harwell. The most, 2,189, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,922
Queensland 856
New South Wales 712
Victoria 671
Tasmania 173
Western Australia 163
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harwell.

Who carried it

People named Harwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernie Harwell
    Ernie Harwell 1918–2010 · journalist
  • Agnes Harwell d. 1562
  • John Harwell d. 1607
  • Elizabeth Harwell 1770–1852
  • William Alton Harwell 1917–1982 · lawyer
  • Margherita Pieracci Harwell 1930–2026 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harwell,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States383 records

383 records of the Harwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 264
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Eugene Harwell

    Born 1938; from Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. Army, unit supply specialist; died in an accident 1970 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ethel M. Harwell

    Born 1901 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 in the Women's Army Corps at Los Angeles, California; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Harwell

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1851 aboard the William Patton from Liverpool, aged 25; farmer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 383 records for Harwell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Harwell name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter Harwell

    Sailed from Victoria in 1861 aboard the Matilda, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Wallace Harwell

    Died 1913 in Elliott, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Ann Susan Harwell

    Died 1927 in Public Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Harwell in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Harwell name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsie M. Harwell

    Buried in 1916 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Harwell name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert Harwell

    Married in 1679 in Bergen op Zoom; born in England.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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