The dell Surname
dell Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone who lived in a small valley, from Middle English, Old English dell ‘dell’, ‘valley’, or a habitational name from any of several minor places named Dell, from this word, for example in Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Sussex.
- German: from Low German delle ‘dell’, ‘depression’ (Middle High German telle ‘gorge’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 199 - Messages: 572
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Dell from Tipton Indiana | Denis Day | 5 |
| Dells in Adelaide, Ontario, Can 1901 | Karen Ramsey | 9 |
| Dell's in St. Albans |
 wayne_chilcott
| 0 |
| Death of Peter Dell |
maryachtrh
| 0 |
| Oscar Henry DELL | Gillian Allison | 4 |
| William Marion Dell 1873-1944 (IN, MI) |
jamreed02
| 0 |
| Dell Family of Simcoe, Norfolk Co. Ontario | Harry Dell | 12 |
| John Dell & Elizabeth Drury |
peterw055
| 0 |
| DELL Florance C and Harry W |
t42NormanIOOF
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| DELL Jim 1893-1912 |
t42American
| 0 |
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