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There are approximately 20,032 people named Maxwell in the UK. That makes it the 501th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 317 are named Maxwell.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Maxwell surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

One Macchus, in the eleventh century, obtained lands, on the Tweed, in Scotland, from Prince David, to which he gave the name of Macchus-ville, since corrupted to Maxwell. Maxwell is Macsual, in Gaelic, from Mac, son, and sual, small, little.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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