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Cowell is a surname with multiple origins.

Origin of the name

Cowell is a surname of English origin.^[1] It is a habitational name from several places in the counties of Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, composed the Old English cu (cow) + hyll (hill).^[1] In some instances the surname Cowell may also be an Americanized form of the Polish, Jewish and Sorbian name Kowal.^[1]

People with the surname

• Brendan Cowell - (born 1976) - Australian - actor, screenwriter and director.
• Edward Byles Cowell - (1826–11903) - English - Professor of Sanskrit at Cambridge University.
• Elizabeth Cowell - British - BBC Television Service presenter.
• Frank Cowell - British - Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
• Henry Cowell - (1897–1965) - American - composer.
• Several people named John Cowell.
  • John Cowell - Irish - First World War flying ace.
  • John Cowell - (1554–1611) - English - jurist.
  • John F. Cowell - (1852–1915) American botanist
  • John G. Cowell - (1785–1814) - American - United States Navy officer in the War of 1812.
• Philip Herbert Cowell - (1870–1949) - British - astronomer.
• Several people named Simon Cowell.
  • Simon Cowell - (born 1959) - British - artist, executive, best known for appearing on TV shows: Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent.
  • Simon Cowell - British - television presenter.
• Stanley Cowell - (born 1941) - American - jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label.

See also

• Cowell, other things names Cowell.

References

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