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The anselm Surname

anselm Name Meaning and History

English and German: from the Germanic personal name Anselm, composed of the elements ans- ‘god’ + helma ‘protection’, ‘helmet’. The personal name was taken to France and England by St Anselm (c.1033–1109), known as the Father of Scholasticism. He was born in Aosta, Italy, joined the Benedictine order at Bec in Normandy, France, and in 1093 became archbishop of Canterbury, England.

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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the anselm family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of anselm Families in the US in 1920
Number of anselm families
 7-12
 3-6		 1-2
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 24
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Anselm/Unselm DianaRensing 12
Anselm family ranselm0940 1
George A. Anselm Imputer21 2
ANSELM surname Imputer21 0
Anselm family Sheryl 0
Anselm Family Dorothy Holland 0
Sabina Anselm Hesse-Darmstadt --> Baltimore Md. Ron Clark 0
Looking for my mother or siblings Cornelia M. Castro-Robinson 0
Antonius ANSELM @@Genea16571@aol.com 0
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