Släkthistoria för Roskell
Roskell Vad efternamn betyder
from the Middle English personal name Roskel Roskil (Old Scandinavian Hrosketill Hrosskell from hros ‘horse’ + ketill ‘kettle cauldron’). Some bearers may belong with (2). In NW England perhaps also from Rosgill in Shap (Westm) which is recorded as Rossgill in 1260–70. The place-name derives from Old Scandinavian hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) + gil ‘ravine’.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
