howell surname origin
Howell Family History | Find Genealogy Records & Family Crest. Howell is a Welsh name. It was derived from the Old Welsh personal name Hywel, which meant eminent or prominent. It could also have arisen as a locational name from a town named Howell in Lincolnshire, a name derived from the Old English given name Huna (from hun, meaning bear cub) and well, meaning stream or spring.