Maxwell

Meanings

1. A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.
2. Any of various widely known persons so named, such as James Clerk Maxwell.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A census-designated place in Colusa County, California.
6. A township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
7. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
8. A minor city in Story County, Iowa.
9. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
10. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
11. A village in Colfax County, New Mexico.
12. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.

1. A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.

Etymology

From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).