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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