The castell Surname
castell Name Meaning and History
- English: variant spelling of Castle.
- Manx: from a short form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss ‘god’ + ketill ‘kettle’.
- Catalan: topographic name from Catalan castell ‘castle’, a derivative of Late Latin castellum ‘castle’ (a diminutive of Latin castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). Compare Spanish Castillo and Occitan (southern French) Castel.
- Probably an altered spelling of German Kastel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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