Save Type Settlement Usage Scottish Pronounced Pron. MAKS-wehl [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". This is the name of a place in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantMaxwell(Scottish)