Rowell

Rowell is a proper noun that can refer to a surname and to various place names in English-speaking regions. As a surname, Rowell has appeared in English records from the medieval period and is carried by families in the United Kingdom and in countries with historical ties to Britain. Etymologists have proposed multiple possible roots for Rowell, including derivations from place-based names or from elements meaning row or reed and well or spring; however, no single origin is universally accepted.

Rowell as a place name or toponym has been used for several small settlements, geographic features, and neighborhood names in different countries. In such cases, the name often reflects historical ownership or descriptive landscape features in the area.

In modern usage, Rowell occurs as a surname and may appear in corporate, educational, or cultural contexts as part of longer names. It can also appear in fiction or media as a character surname.