Ansell is an English surname. It is a variant of the Old German name Anselm. It may also be derived from the Old French word ancel and the Latin ancilla, meaning geezer. It may also be a metonym for scale maker or seller, from the Middle English auncel, aunsell, or auncer.
People with the name Alfred Ansell (18761941), New Zealand politician Barbara Ansell (19232001), British physician Barry Ansell (19472018), English footballer (Aston Villa) Bryan Ansell (active from 1979), British war game designer Cameron Ansell (born 1992), Canadian voice actor Caroline Ansell (born 1971), British Conservative Party politician Charles Ansell (17941881), British actuary Charles Ansell (painter) (fl. 1752–1784), English painter David A. Ansell (born 1952), American physician and author Derek Ansell (1934–2024), British novelist and biographer Dexter Sol Ansell (born 2014), English child actor George Ansell (19091988), English professional footballer George Frederick Ansell (18261880), English scientific inventor, chemist and assayer Gertrude Mary Ansell (18611932), British suffragette, animal welfare activist and businesswoman Jack Ansell (1921–2008), English footballer John Ansell (18741948), English composer Jonathan Michael Ansell (born 1950), American insurance and digital marketing executive Jonathan Ansell (born 1982), English singer Mary Ansell (18801899), English murderer Mary Ansell (actress) (1861–1950), English actress and author Michael Ansell (19051994), British soldier, showjumper and showjumping administrator Nick Ansell (born 1994), Australian football (soccer) player Norah Ansell (19061990), English sculptor Rodney Ansell (19541999), Australian bushman Steven Ansell (born 1954), American violist William Henry Ansell (18721959), British architect and engraver
See also Colin King-Ansell (born 1947), New Zealand far-right politician
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