Arkell Family History
Arkell Name Meaning
English:: from the Middle English personal name Arkill Arketil derived from a Scandinavian personal name: Old Norse Arnkell Old Danish Arnketil Old Swedish Arkil. alternatively as a post-medieval name in Gloucestershire and Shropshire this may be a habitational name either from Yarkhill in Herefordshire or from High Ercall or Child's Ercall in Shropshire (pronounced Arcall).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022