Maxwell
MAX-wel
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?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#184
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#269
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#829
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#189
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#196
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#174
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
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