Ansell (surname)

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 (1876–1941), New Zealand politician
 * Barbara Ansell (1923–2001), British physician
 * Barry Ansell (1947–2018), 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 (1794–1881), British actuary
 * Charles Ansell (painter) (fl. 1752–1784), English painter
 * David A. Ansell (born 1952), American physician and author
 * Derek Ansell (active from 1999), British novelist and biographer
 * Dexter Sol Ansell (born 2014), English child actor
 * George Ansell (1909–1988), English professional footballer
 * George Frederick Ansell (1826–1880), English scientific inventor, chemist and assayer
 * Gertrude Mary Ansell (1861–1932), British suffragette, animal welfare activist and businesswoman
 * Jack Ansell (1921–2008), English footballer
 * John Ansell (1874–1948), English composer
 * Jonathan Michael Ansell (born 1950), American insurance and digital marketing executive
 * Jonathan Ansell (born 1982), English singer
 * Mary Ansell (c. 1880–1899), English murderer
 * Mary Ansell (actress) (1861–1950), English actress and author
 * Michael Ansell (1905–1994), British soldier, showjumper and showjumping administrator
 * Nick Ansell (born 1994), Australian football (soccer) player
 * Norah Ansell (1906–1990), English sculptor
 * Rodney Ansell (1954–1999), Australian bushman
 * Steven Ansell (born 1954), American violist
 * William Henry Ansell (1872–1959), British architect and engraver