Maxwell (surname)

Maxwell is a Scottish surname, 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. 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 (1929–2021), American golfer
• 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
• Celia Maxwell, American infectious disease physician and academic administrator
• Charles Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
• 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), several people
• 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
• Enola Maxwell (1919–2003), American civil rights activist, minister, and community leader
• Gavin Maxwell (1914–1969), Scottish naturalist
• George Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
• Gerald Maxwell (1895-1959), British First World War flying ace
• 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), several people
• Jackie Maxwell (born 1956), Canadian theatre director
• James Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
• 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), several people
• Joseph Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
• 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
• Laureen Maxwell (born 2002), French high jumper
• Luke Maxwell, English footballer
• Marcus Maxwell (born 1983), American football player
• Marilyn Maxwell (1921–1972), American actress
• Murray Maxwell (1775–1831), British Royal Navy officer
• Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004), American religious leader
• Nicholas Maxwell (born 1937), philosopher at UCL
• Paul Maxwell (1921–1991), Canadian actor working in Britain
• Perriton Maxwell (1868-1947), American author, editor and illustrator
• Robert Maxwell (disambiguation), several people
• 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 (1942–2012), 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
• Willie Maxwell, birth name of American rapper Fetty Wap

Fictional characters

• Bob Maxwell (Coronation Street), fictional character in the British soap opera
• Bobby Maxwell (character), fictional character from the 1976 American film The Enforcer
• Chrissa Maxwell, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2009
• Duo Maxwell, in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
• Maxwell Edison, in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer
• Enrico Maxwell, in the manga franchise Hellsing
• Jane Maxwell, in the role-playing video game Wild Arms 3
• Johnny Maxwell, fictional character in Terry Pratchett's novels
• Nicole "Nikki" Maxwell, character in the Dork Diaries book series
• Peter Maxwell, character in The Vampire Diaries
• Peter Maxwell, in Clifford Simak's novel The Goblin Reservation
• Maxwell Smart, title character of the Get Smart comedy spy media franchise

See also

• Maxwell baronets, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1627