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The name Cusell reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Cusell family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Cusell family lived in Rouen, Normandy. The name, however, derives from a number of places which derive their names from the Latin root, corticella, which means court.
The surname Cusell was first found in Normandy, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cusell research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1135, 1165, 1201, 1606 and 1611 are included under the topic Early Cusell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Corselis, Corsellis, Curcelles, Curcellis and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Cusell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Cusell name or one of its variants: Frank Corsell, who came to Indiana in 1844.