The hassell Surname
hassell Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Hassall in Cheshire, named from the
genitive case of the Old English byname Hætt ‘hat’ (or
possibly from Old English hægtesse ‘witch’) + Old English
halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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