Respelling of German Austel, from a pet form of
August.
English: possibly a variant of
Astle. There is a place in Cornwall called St. Austell (from
the dedication of its church to a certain St. Austol), but this is
unlikely to be the source of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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