Cromwell
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒmwəl/, /ˈkɹɒmwɛl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɑmwəl/, /ˈkɹɑmwɛl/
- (dated) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌmwəl/, /ˈkɹʌmwɛl/
- Hyphenation: Crom‧well
Proper noun
[edit]Cromwell
- An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
- Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
- A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961). [2]
- A town in Central Otago, New Zealand. [3]
- An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
- A former settlement in Lassen County, California, United States.
- A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
- A town in Noble County, Indiana, United States.
- A small city in Union County, Iowa, United States.
- A small city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
- A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Derived terms
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[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cromwell is the 4,397th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,087 individuals. Cromwell is most common among White (66.32%) and Black (25.75%) individuals.
References
[edit]- ^ “Cromwell Surname Origin & Meaning”, in forebears.io, 2020
- ^ Parish map (England)
- ^ NZ Topo Map
Further reading
[edit]- “Cromwell”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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- en:Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
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