Bakewell

• (habitational surname): Balkwill

From the Old English personal name Baduca + wella (“spring, stream”).

Bakewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bakewells)

1. A market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.
4. A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bakewell is the 31873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Bakewell is most common among White (91.02%) individuals.

Bakewell (plural Bakewells)

1. A Bakewell tart.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bakewell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.