Maxwell
MAX-wel
Boy
Average rank #307 across 6 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wella "stream". A famous bearer of the surname was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.
Popularity
How popular is Maxwell?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#183
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#269
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#829
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#189
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#196
in 2024
馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
#174
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia
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