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Oskettle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oskettle,' 'divine cauldron,' a compound of Kettle (q.v). A Norman guise of the same name was Anskettle (which see) or Askettle. The Abbot of Croyland in 993 was Osketyl.
Oskell Somenour.
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This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oskettle,' 'divine cauldron,' a compound of Kettle (q.v). A Norman guise of the same name was Anskettle (which see) or Askettle. The Abbot of Croyland in 993 was Osketyl.
Oskell Somenour. Lancashire Chantries (Chetham Society).
Osketil atte Mere, Fines Roll, 57 Henry III.
(Anglo-Scand.) The Old Norse Asketil(l [Old Norse ás-, divine (áss, a god) + ketill, a (sacrificial) cauldron] was Anglicized Oscytel [Old English ós, a god + -cytel, cetel, a kettle, cauldron] A Danish king Asketil is referred to as Oscytel in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A.D. 875.
The Domesday form is usually Oschetel (ch as k).
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskettler | 89 | 0 | / |
| Oskele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ashkettle | 82 | 193 | / |
| Askkettle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Okgetle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okele | 77 | 4,400 | / |
| Askittle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Okeley | 71 | 143 | / |
| Okeile | 71 | 74 | / |
| Okelie | 71 | 36 | / |
| Okeele | 71 | 13 | / |
| Askele | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okiele | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okeleh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okeale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ashketlle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oukele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeyle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okelea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hokele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okhele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okehle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeule | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ashkittle | 71 | 0 | / |
| O'Kele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ozkeler | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hockele | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okeeley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gokhele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gockele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozkeles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeulie | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Keele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hookele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockeley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokeler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaskele | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gokeley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haskele | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hokeley | 67 | 0 | / |
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