Hascall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Wales

The Hascall name came to Britain with the Normans. It derives from any of a number of Scandinavian personal names, including the Old Norse name Askell, the Old Danish name Eskil, and the Old Swedish name Æskil, a contracted form of Asketill. Some of the forms found in Normandy, France included Anschetill, Anketill, Asketin and Anquetin.

Early Origins of the Hascall family

The surname Hascall was first found in Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy), where the family held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hascall family

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Hascall Spelling Variations

Welsh surnames are relatively few in number, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. There are many factors that explain the preponderance of Welsh variants, but the earliest is found during the Middle Ages when Welsh surnames came into use. Scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, which often resulted in a single person's name being inconsistently recorded over his lifetime. The transliteration of Welsh names into English also accounts for many of the spelling variations: the unique Brythonic Celtic language of the Welsh had many sounds the English language was incapable of accurately reproducing. It was also common for members of a same surname to change their names slightly, in order to signify a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations. For all of these reasons, the many spelling variations of particular Welsh names are very important. The surname Hascall has occasionally been spelled Haskell, Haskel, Askell, Askel, Askill, Askil, Hascall, Hascal, Haskill and many more.

Early Notables of the Hascall family

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Hascall migration to the United States +

In the 1800s and 1900s, many Welsh families left for North America, in search of land, work, and freedom. Those who made the trip successfully helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and the cultural heritage of both Canada and the United States. In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Hascall

Hascall Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S Hascall, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hascall (post 1700) +

Vincent C. Hascall, American politician, Member of University of Nebraska Board of Regents, 1944-47 2
Ralph Hascall, American politician, Member of New York State Senate Eastern District, 1815-19 2
Karl Hascall, American Republican politician, Chair of Kent County Republican Party, 2007 2
John Hascall, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Genesee County, 1829 2
Isaac S. Hascall, American politician, Delegate to Nebraska State Constitutional Convention, 1871 2
Charles C. Hascall, American Democratic Party politician, Member Michigan Territorial Council 3rd District, 1832-35; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1850 2
Augustus Porter Hascall (1800-1872), American politician, Representative from New York 33rd District, 1851-53 2
Asa Hascall, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Franklin County, 1825-26, 1835, 1839 2
Hascall C. Purple, American politician, Member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1855
Hascall Ransford, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Chenango County, 1813-14 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html