Carnell Family History
Carnell Name Meaning
English: in most cases probably a variant of Cornell or Cornall the latter either a variant of Corney in Lancashire dialect or if found in Devon a variant of Cornwall . English (of Norman origin): apparently a metonymic occupational name for a crossbowman who specialized in fighting from the battlements of castles from Anglo-Norman French carnel ‘battlement embrasure’ (a metathesized form of crenel Late Latin crenellus a diminutive of crena ‘notch’). English: shortened form of Carbonell or Cardinal . Swedish: ornamental name from an unexplained first element + the suffix -ell a derivative of the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022