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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ANCELL,
ANCILL, ANSELL, ANSEL.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ANCELL, ANCILL, ANSELL,
ANSEL. (1)
A baptismal name meaning "the son of Ancel," whence diminutives
Ancelot and Ancelin; v. Lancelot
and Lancelin.
(2) A baptismal name meaning "the son of Anselm"
(?). I merely suggest this as a possibility. No doubt the final m
in Anselm might be easily dropped. But of course (1) is the true and
natural solution in the majority of cases.
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