Haskell (surname)

Haskell is a surname with several origins. The English surname derives from the Norman personal name Aschetil (Old Norse Ásketill or Áskell), ás meaning god and ketill meaning helmet. The Ashkenazic surname derives from the personal name Khaskl; the Yiddish form is Yechezkel. Related surnames include Askelson, Askin, Axtell, Hascall, Haskett, Haskin, Hasty, and MacAskill.^[1]^[2]

People with the name include:

Alexander Cheves Haskell (1839–1910), Confederate Army colonel, and Democratic politician
Anne Haskell (born 1943), American politician from Maine
Arlo Haskell, American author and publisher
Arnold Haskell (1903–1980), British dance critic
Barbara Haskell (born 1946), American art historian, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933), American lawyer, oilman, and statesman
Charles Ready Haskell, namesake of Haskell County, Texas
Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American former reality show contestant and actress
David Haskell (1948–2000), American actor and singer
David G. Haskell, British-born American biologist and author
Dennis Haskell (born 1948), Australian poet and critic
Diana Haskell, American clarinetist
Douglas Haskell (1899–1979), American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor
Dudley C. Haskell (1842–1883), American politician and merchant
Edward Haskell (1906–1986), American scientist
Ella Knowles Haskell (1860–1911), American lawyer
Ernest Haskell (1876–1925), American artist and illustrator
Fitch Harrison Haskell (1883–1962), American architect
Floyd Haskell (1916–1998), US Senator from Colorado
Francis Haskell (1928–2000), English art historian
Frank A. Haskell (1828–1864), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Frank W. Haskell (1843–1903), Union soldier in the American Civil War, and Medal of Honor recipient
Gil Haskell (born 1943), National Football League coach
Gordon Haskell (1946–2020), English pop music vocalist and songwriter
H. Harrison Haskell (born 1939), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1971–1978)
Harriet Newell Haskell (1835–1907), American educator, principal of Monticello Seminary (1868–1907)
Harry G. Haskell Jr. (1921–2020), American businessman and Republican politician
Henri J. Haskell (1843–1921), first Montana Attorney General (1889–1897)
Henry L. Haskell (1863–1940), American businessman and inventor
Ida C. Haskell (1861–1932), American painter and educator
Jack Haskell (c. 1920–1998), American singer and announcer
Jack Haskell (producer), American theatrical producer
James Haskell (born 1985), English rugby union player
James Richard Haskell (1843–1897), American firearm designer
Jane Haskell (1923–2013), American light artist
Jimmie Haskell (1936–2016), American composer and arranger
Job Haskell (1794–1879), American politician
John G. Haskell (1832–1907), American architect
John Haskell (author) (born 1958), American author
Jonathan Haskel, British economist
Jonathan Haskell (1755–1814), United States Army officer
Lawrence Haskell (died 1964), American university administrator and sports coach
Lillian Gallup Haskell (1862–1940), First Lady of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee
Llewellyn F. Haskell (born Thomas Frost Haskell; 1842–1929), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Loney Haskell (born Lorne Levy; 1870–1933), American vaudeville entertainer and theatre manager
Marcus M. Haskell (1843–1925), Union soldier in the American Civil War
Martin Haskell (1912–1980), American physician
Mary Haskell (missionary) (1869–1953), American congregationalist missionary in Bulgaria
Mary Haskell (educator) (1873–1964)
Mellen Woodman Haskell (1863–1948), American mathematician
Miriam Haskell (1899–1981), American jewelry designer
Molly Haskell (born 1939), American feminist film critic
Nathaniel M. Haskell (1912–1983), Maine Republican politician
Neil Haskell (born 1987), American contemporary dancer
Norman Haskell (1905–1970), American geophysicist
Oscar Haskell (1857–1943), New Zealand cricketer
Peter Haskell (1934–2010), American television actor
Preston Haskell (born 1938), American civil engineer
Reuben L. Haskell (1878–1971), US congressman from New York
Sacha Haskell (born 1969), New Zealand association football, tennis and cricket player
Stephen N. Haskell (1833–1922), American evangelist, missionary and editor in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Susan Haskell (born 1968), Canadian actress
Thomas Haskell (historian) (1939–2017), American historian
Timothy Haskell, New Zealand scientist
Todd Philip Haskell (born 1962), American diplomat
Wilf Haskell (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer and sports historian
Will Haskell, member of the Connecticut State Senate
William E. Haskell, American organ-builder and inventor
William N. Haskell (1878–1952), American military officer
William T. Haskell (1818–1859), American Tennessee Whig politician

References

^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
^ Seary, E.; Kirwin, William; Lynch, Sheila M. P. (November 1998). Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. MQUP. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-7735-1782-0.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

[2] Seary, E.; Kirwin, William; Lynch, Sheila M. P. (November 1998). Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. MQUP. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-7735-1782-0.

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