Etchells Family History
Etchells Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Chesire): topographic name from Middle English echeles ‘piece of land added to an estate’ (Old English ēcels) or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word. The term is frequently found in north and central England as the name of small farms and hamlets e.g. Echills Wood Nechells (Warwickshire); Nechells Neachill (Staffordshire); Hitchells (Yorkshire) and also in Derbyshire and Cheshire.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022