Eskell Family History
Eskell Surname Meaning
From Middle English Eskill (from Old Scandinavian Danish dialect), a variant of Askell. The preposition in the 1301 example from Silpho is probably a scribal error.
The surname was early altered by folk etymology to Est(h)ill, later to Easthill, Easthall, Esdale, and Eskdale.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016