Given name & surname
Ansell
“one who follows nobility; protection from God”
Ansell is a variant of Ansel. One French interpretation is “one who follows nobility; protection from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ansell is a variant of Ansel. One French interpretation is “one who follows nobility; protection from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ansell is a variant of Ansel. An origin associated with Ansel is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ansell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,918 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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