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[Surname] Hartell???
Can anybody tell me what this means? I'm white anglo american with who knows what else mixed in.
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Hartell is/was the name given to people who came from harthill in chesire. It dates back to roman time. Hartell is a dirivative from harthill. Others include hartill, hartel
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Hi Yahalome,

there's a German surname Hartel (just one l), which derives from Old German first names beginning or ending with Hart-/-hart. The Old German word "harti" means hard, strong. The suffix -l is from Southern Germany.
Regards, Judith
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my last names Hartell with 2 LL's, are you saying my last name is mis-spelt? or wrong? by default.
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I don't remember writing that.
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Nah, just modified from the original. Where you from? Any possible relation? My dad is (Norman) Douglas, my grampa Norman. My brother is Scott, grown and married. Julia aka Yahalome :)
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Thanks, Judith...Yeah, we have to correct EVERYBODY about the LL. ;]
Thanks again, Yahalome
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