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The Ginkell surname is of uncertain origins, but is thought to be a local name for someone "of Gingdale."
The surname Ginkell was first found in Wiltshire and Gloucester where they held a family seat. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ginkell research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1570, 1576, 1630, 1674, 1688, 1703, 1762 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Ginkell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gingell, Gingold, Gingle, Gingen, Ginkell and many more.
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Gingen, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1646; and other immigrants who settled along the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, and the Carolinas..