The axel Surname
axel Name Meaning and History
- Scandinavian, Dutch, and North German: from the personal name Apsel, Danish and North German vernacular form of the Biblical name Absolom. As a Scandinavian surname it is a shortened form of the patronymic forms Axelsson or Axelsen.
- Belgian and Dutch: habitational name for someone from either of two places, Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 JIWelsch
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| Axel Family | Martha Spann | 13 |
| Anne Excell (Exall, Exoll, Axell, Axoll) Gloucester Co.-VA 5Jun1654 | RFPage | 0 |
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| Axel surname from Germany and Russia |
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| Johan Fredrik Axell | Mats Axell | 0 |
| Axell | Cheryle | 0 |
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