Barbara, re the name Askil: i now a Scottish name MacAskill - probably of gaelic origin - perhaps your book shows something about that one . Jürgen *********************************************** Jürgen Rech Kreuzstr.15 D-37581 Bad Gandersheim Deutschland Tel: 05563 6576 Fax: 05563 910199 E Mail: jurgen.rech@t-online.de > ASKIL ? > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > Barbara

No, but it does show MacAGAILL, McASKILL, and McCASKIL(L). All are Scots. or Irish and are from the English "ASHKETTLE" which is from the Norman personal name "ASKETILL" ("oss, ass" [god] + "ketill" [kettle, sacrificial cauldron]). I also found ASKEL while looking at the above names. It is a version of ASHKETTLE and is English. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Jurgen Rech wrote: > Barbara, > > re the name Askil: i now a Scottish name MacAskill - probably of gaelic > origin - perhaps your book shows something about that one . > > Jürgen > *********************************************** > Jürgen Rech > Kreuzstr.15 > D-37581 Bad Gandersheim > Deutschland > Tel: 05563 6576 > Fax: 05563 910199 > E Mail: jurgen.rech@t-online.de > > > ASKIL ? > > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > > Barbara > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237