Cowell (surname)

Cowell is a surname with multiple origins.
Origin of the name.
Cowell is a surname of English origin. 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). In some instances the surname "Cowell" may also be an Americanized form of the Polish, Jewish and Sorbian name "Kowal". It could also be an anglicisation of a Scots Gaelic surname or from the Irish name McCawell.
People.
Notable people with this surname include: