Släkthistoria för Askell
Askell Vad efternamn betyder
from the Middle English personal name Askell Old Scandinavian Áskell a shortened form of Ásketill (see Ashkettle and Axtell). The personal name was also popular among the Normans as Asketill and Anskell (with Continental Germanic Ans- substituted for As-) which explains why the names occur in post-Conquest England in counties not settled by Vikings. Its appearance as a surname is often disguised by altered pronunciations. Metathesis of /sk/ to /ks/ spelled -x- has given rise to Axcell and Axtell while the addition of a prosthetic H- has produced Haskell and Haxell. The Normans frequently used the name in Frankish forms; see Anketell Askin Haskin Antin Hastie Astin and Astill. For the name in the Isle of Man see Castell. reduced form of McAskill which is based on the same Scandinavian personal name as in (1).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
