Maxwell (surname)
Maxwell is a Scottish surname and is a habitational name derived from a location near Melrose, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. This name was first recorded in 1144, as Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's spring (or stream)" (from the Old English well[a]). The surname Maxwell is also common in Ulster; where it has, in some cases, been adopted as alternate form of the surname Miskell.[1] The surname Maxwell is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacSuail.
People[]
- Ally Maxwell (born 1965), Scottish football goalkeeper
- Andrew Maxwell (born 1974), Irish stand-up comedian
- Anna Maxwell (1851–1929), American nurse
- Augustus Maxwell (1820–1903), American politician
- Bernadine Maxwell (died 1988), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Bill Maxwell (1882–1917), Australian rules footballer
- Billy Maxwell (born 1929), American golfer
- Bob Maxwell (Coronation Street), fictional character in the British soap opera
- Bobby Maxwell (character), fictional character from the 1976 American film The Enforcer
- Brian Maxwell (1953–2004), Canadian athlete and founder of PowerBar
- Brookie Maxwell (1956–2015), American artist
- Bruce Maxwell (born 1990), American baseball player
- Carmen Maxwell (1902–1987), American animator
- Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair (born 1964), Scottish landowner and businesswoman
- Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), American basketball player
- Charles Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- Charles Maxwell (actor) (1913–1993), American character actor and television producer
- Charles Maxwell (radio producer) (1910–1998), British radio producer
- Charles William Maxwell (born 1775), British soldier and colonial administrator
- Charlie Maxwell (born 1927), American baseball player
- Chenoa Maxwell (born 1969), American actress and photographer
- Col Maxwell (1917–2001), Australian rugby player
- Colin Maxwell (politician) (born 1943), former politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Constantia Maxwell (1886–1962), Irish historian
- Corty Maxwell (1851–1925), American professional baseball umpire
- David Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Maxwell (academic) (born 1944), president of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
- David Maxwell (historian) (born 1963), Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge University
- David Maxwell (musician) (1943–2015), American blues pianist
- David Maxwell (politician) (born 1943), Iowa State Representative
- David Maxwell (rower) (born 1951), British rower
- David Farrow Maxwell (1900–1985), president of the American Bar Association
- Edward Maxwell (1867–1923), Canadian architect.
- Edwin Maxwell (actor) (1886-1948), Irish actor
- Edwin Maxwell, American lawyer, judge, and politician
- Elsa Maxwell (1883–1963), American gossip columnist and socialite
- Gavin Maxwell (1914–1969), Scottish naturalist
- George Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
- George Maxwell (1804-1880), English botanist
- George C. Maxwell (1771–1816), American politician
- George Maxwell (Australian politician) (1859–1935), Australian politician
- George Maxwell (administrator) (1871–1959), Chief Secretary of the Federated Malay States
- George Ritchie Maxwell (1857–1902), Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician
- George Maxwell Richards (1931–2018), President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Gilbert Maxwell (1910–1979) American poet, actor, and author
- Ghislaine Maxwell (born 1961), British sex offender and former socialite
- Graham Maxwell, American theologian
- Glenn Maxwell (born 1988), Australian cricketer
- Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham (1799–1868), Irish politician
- Hugh Maxwell (1787–1873), New York County District Attorney and Collector of the Port of New York
- Ian Maxwell (disambiguation), various people
- Ian Maxwell (born 1956), British businessman.
- Ian Maxwell (footballer) (born 1975), Scottish football player and executive
- Ian Maxwell (tracker) of Zambia
- James Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people, several people
- James Maxwell (1838–1893), architect, of Maxwell and Tuke
- James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun (died 1650), Scottish courtier
- James Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham (1813–1896), British nobleman
- James Maxwell (actor) (1929–1995), American actor and theatre director
- James Maxwell (British Marines officer) (died 1792)
- James Maxwell (cricketer) (1883–1967), English cricket
- James Maxwell (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1917), Scottish footballer
- James Maxwell (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1964), Scottish footballer
- James Maxwell (footballer, born 2001) (2001–), Scottish footballer
- James Maxwell (poet) (1720–1800), Scottish poet and essayist
- James Maxwell (scholar) (c.1581 – in or after 1635), Scottish author
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), Scottish physicist and proponent of Maxwell's equations
- James Crawford Maxwell (1869–1932), British physician and colonial administrator
- James D. Maxwell II (born 1975), Mississippi judge
- James Francis Maxwell (1862–1941), politician in Queensland, Australia
- James Laidlaw Maxwell (1836–1921), missionary to Formosa
- James Laidlaw Maxwell Jr (1876–1951), English medical missionary to China
- James Morton Maxwell aka Bud Maxwell 1913–1990), Scottish footballer
- James Shaw Maxwell (1855–1928), Scottish socialist
- Jan Maxwell (1956-2018), American actress
- Jim Maxwell (commentator) (born 1950), Australian sports commentator
- Jim Maxwell (American football) (born 1981), American football linebacker
- Jimmy Maxwell (bandleader) (born 1953), musician and bandleader
- Jimmy Maxwell (footballer) (1889–1916), Irish footballer
- Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter) (1917–2002), American trumpeter
- John Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Maxwell, Lord Pollok (1648–1732), Scottish politician and lawyer
- John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687–1759), Irish peer and politician
- John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (1760–1823), Irish Representative peer and politician
- Sir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet (1768–1844), British MP for Paisley
- Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet of Pollock (1791–1865), British MP for Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire
- John Maxwell (1824–1895), London publisher, husband of Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- John Maxwell (actor) (1918–1982), American actor of the 1940s and 1950s
- John Maxwell (artist) (1905–1962), Scottish artist
- John Maxwell (producer) (1879–1940), British film producer
- John Maxwell (writer) (born 1944), American writer
- John Alan Maxwell (1904–1984), American artist and illustrator
- John C. Maxwell (born 1947), American author and leadership coach
- John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), New Jersey House Representative for the Whig Party
- , Irish politician and Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands
- , British MP for Downpatrick
- Johnny Maxwell, fictional character in Terry Pratchett's novels
- Joseph Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Maxwell (1896–1967), Australian soldier
- Joseph R. N. Maxwell (1899–1971), American Jesuit educator
- Justin Maxwell (born 1983), American baseball outfielder
- Kenneth R. Maxwell (born 1941) British historian
- Lilly Maxwell, the first woman to vote in Britain (1867)
- Lois Maxwell (1927–2007), Canadian actress
- Luke Maxwell, English footballer
- Marcus Maxwell (born 1983), American football player
- Marilyn Maxwell (1921–1972), American actress
- Maxwell Baronets, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1627
- Murray Maxwell (1775–1831), British Royal Navy officer
- Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004), American religious leader
- Nicholas Maxwell (born 1937), philosopher at UCL
- Robert Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Maxwell (1923–1991), Czech born, British media proprietor and Member of Parliament
- Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham (c. 1720–1779), Irish politician
- Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale (after 1586–1646), Scottish Catholic peer
- Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell (1493–1546), Scottish statesman
- Robert Maxwell (bishop) (died 1672), Anglican bishop in Ireland
- Robert Maxwell (cinematographer) (1923–1978), American cinematographer
- Robert Maxwell (cricketer) (born 1945), New Zealand cricketer
- Robert Maxwell (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Robert Maxwell (golfer) (1876–1949), Scottish amateur golfer
- Robert Maxwell (hurdler) (1902–1985), American Olympic hurdler
- Robert Maxwell (New Brunswick politician) (1858–1914), Canadian politician
- Robert Maxwell (priest) (died 1622), Irish dean
- Robert Maxwell (producer) (1908–1971), American producer of TV series
- Robert Maxwell (songwriter) (1921–2012), American harpist and songwriter
- Robert Maxwell (writer) (1696–1766), Scottish writer on agriculture
- Robert A. Maxwell (1838–1912), American politician in New York
- Robert D. Maxwell (1920–2019), American World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert Earl Maxwell (1924–2010), United States federal judge
- Robert W. Maxwell aka Tiny Maxwell (1884–1922), American football player, coach, and official
- Robin Maxwell (author) (born 1948), American writer
- Ronald F. Maxwell (born 1947), American film director and writer
- Russell Maxwell, American general
- Scott Maxwell (born 1964), Canadian racing driver
- Scott Maxwell (engineer) (born 1971), American engineer
- Steamer Maxwell (1890–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Stephen Maxwell (born 1940), Scottish nationalist
- Stewart Maxwell (born 1963), Scottish politician
- Tony Maxwell, American drummer and choreographer
- Vernon Maxwell (born 1965), American basketball player
- W. B. Maxwell (William Babington Maxwell, 1866–1938), British novelist
- W. Henry Maxwell (1935–2010), American politician
- William Maxwell (disambiguation), multiple people
- , British MP for Wigtownshire
- William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale (1676–1744), Catholic nobleman
- William Maxwell (Australian politician) (1867–1921), gold miner and Queensland MLA
- William Maxwell (Continental Army general) (1733–1796), Irish-born American soldier from New Jersey
- William Maxwell (co-operator) (1841–1929), Scottish co-operative activist
- William Maxwell (educator) (1784–1857), seventh President of Hampden–Sydney College
- William Maxwell (engraver) (c. 1766–1809), printer of newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio
- William Maxwell (footballer) (1876–1940), Scottish manager of Belgium team
- William Maxwell (journalist) (died 1928), British journalist, soldier, writer and civil servant
- William Maxwell (physician) (1581–1641), Scottish physician
- William Maxwell (railroad executive) (1794–1856), American business executive and politician
- William C. Maxwell (1892–1920), American pilot in the United States Air Force
- William Edward Maxwell, British colonial official, governor of the Gold Coast
- William George Maxwell aka George Maxwell (administrator) (1871–1959), British naturalist in Malaya
- William Hamilton Maxwell (1792–1850), Scots-Irish novelist
- William Henry Maxwell (1852–1920), superintendent of public schools in New York City
- William Herries Maxwell (1852–1933), British MP for Dumfriesshire
- William James Maxwell (1843–1903), Scottish-born sculptor in Australia
- William John Maxwell, 18th Naval Governor of Guam
- William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (1908–2000), American editor and writer
- William Sutherland Maxwell (1874–1952), Canadian architect and Bahá'í Faith
- Willie Maxwell, birth name of American rapper Fetty Wap
References[]
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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