Gradwell Family History
Gradwell Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from an unidentified place which is called Gradale in medieval documents apparently lying in Blackburn hundred (Lancashire). English: in southern England it is unclear whether the name has any connection with the Lancashire surname. It may instead be a variant of Gladwell with dissimilation of l-l to r-l. Probably an Americanized form of German Grathwohl .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022