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Ansell (surname)

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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 geezer. It may also be a metonym for scale maker or seller, from the Middle English auncel, aunsell, or auncer.[2]

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  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.