Ansell (surname)

Ansell is an English surname. It is a variant of the Old German name Anselm.[1] It may also be derived from the Old French word ancel and the Latin ancilla, meaning maidservant or female slave. It may also be a metonym for scale maker or seller, from the Middle English auncel, aunsell, or auncer.[2]

People with the name

See also

  • Colin King-Ansell (born 1947), New Zealand far-right politician
  • All pages with titles containing Ansell

References

  1. Pickering, David (30 July 2009). The Penguin Book of Baby Names. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780141931500. Retrieved 16 September 2023 via Google Books.
  2. Harrison, Henry (1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1. The Eaton Press. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 16 September 2023 via Google Books.
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