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3/4/2020, 3:24 PM Mike C
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3/26/2013, 12:32 PM a Houseal family member

Name Houseal
Type Surname (from location & from given name)
Usage French (Anglicized), German (Anglicized)
Pronounced Pron. HOW-seal(French)
Other Forms FormsHousel, Hausel, Häusel
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

French (Lorraine) spelling of German Häusel, a topographic name meaning ‘small house’, a diminutive of HAUS.
Americanized spelling of German Hausel, a variant of HAUSCH, from the Germanic personal name Husuald or Husauldus, composed of hus ‘house’ + walt ‘rule’.
Added 3/26/2013 by a Houseal family member