Stovell
Stovell is a surname of English origin. It is believed to derive from a placename, likely in the English county of Surrey. The name's etymology is debated, but some scholars suggest it may stem from Old English words relating to "stony" or "stubble" fields. As a surname, it would have originally indicated a person who lived at or came from such a place.
Like many surnames, Stovell was established as families began to adopt hereditary surnames during the medieval
The distribution of the Stovell surname is not concentrated in a single region, reflecting its historical dispersion.