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Shadwell
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English
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Etymology
Various origins:
The Gloucestershire placename derives from en ang sċeard notch; shard; cleft, gap + ang wella well, spring.
The suburb of London is named with en ang sċeald shallow + ang wella well, spring.
The Norfolk placename derives from en ang scēad boundary + ang wella well, spring.
The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from en ang sċeadu shade; shady place + ang wella well, spring.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en hamlet par/Uley dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref ST7897.
en inner suburb city/London in the lbor/Tower Hamlets co/Greater London cc/England OS grid ref TQ3580.
en hamlet par/Brettenham dist/Breckland co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TL9383. OS:Norfolk
en village/and/cpar in the metbor/Leeds co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE3439. Parish map (Leeds)
en ucomm co/Albemarle County s/Virginia c/USA.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Shadwell is the 58876th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Shadwell is most common among White (93.31%) individuals.
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