Släkthistoria för Eskell
Eskell Vad efternamn betyder
from Middle English Eskill (from Old Scandinavian Danish dialect) a variant of Askell. The preposition in the 1301 example from Silpho is probably a scribal error. The surname was early altered by folk etymology to Est(h)ill later to Easthill Easthall Esdale and Eskdale.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
