The Powell surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 216,553 people carried this name — #91 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
101 people named Powell live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 77 people named Powell.
Most of them — 66 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
58 people named Powell have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Powell in American newspapers,
1905–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,282,273 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Powell,
with a public archive behind them.
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Leven Powell 1737–1810 · politician -
William Dummer Powell 1755–1834 · judge -
Anne Murray 1755–1849 · writer -
John Powell 1809–1881 · politician -
Lazarus Powell 1812–1867 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 165 lives in all are documented under this name.
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