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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BANWELL

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (Somerset): habitational name from Banwell in Somerset, named from Old English bana ‘killer’ + wella ‘stream’, ‘spring’.
2. Irish (of Norman origin): variant of Banville or Bonfield.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)