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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.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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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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