The name Arkell is derived from the Old Scandinavian arn- (eagle) and ketill (kettle or cauldron). It may also be derived from the villages of High Ercall and Child's Ercall in Shropshire.
People Surname A. J. Arkell (1898–1980), English archaeologist and colonial administrator Charles Arkell (1905-1968), Australian Anglican priest Frank Arkell (1935–1998), Australian politician Henry Arkell (1898–1982), English cricketer James Arkell (1829-1911), American businessman and politician John Arkell (1835–1923), English rower and clergyman Keith Arkell (born 1961), English chess grandmaster Ken Arkell (born 1930), Canadian former judge and Canadian football player Myles Arkell (1932–2021), English cricketer Reginald Arkell (1882–1959), English writer Simon Arkell (born 1966), Australian Olympic pole vaulter Thomas Arkell (1823–1906), English-Canadian politician Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895–1960), English transgender man better known as Colonel Sir Victor Barker William Joscelyn Arkell (1904–1958), English geologist and paleontologist
Given name Arkell Jude-Boyd (born 2003), UK-born association football player Arkell Smith (born 1999), American gridiron football player
Other uses Arkell Cirque, large cirque on the south face of the central Read Mountains in Antarctica Arkell Museum, American art and historical museum in Canajoharie, New York Arkell Spring Grounds, bedrock aquifer along the Eramosa River in Ontario, Canada Arkell's Brewery, privately held English brewery in Swindon Arkells, Canadian rock band Arkell v. Pressdram a legal case involving Private Eye Arkell, Ontario, part of Puslinch, Ontario
See also Ackrill (surname) Argyle (surname)
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