Arkell

The name Arkell is derived from the Old Scandinavian arn- (eagle) and ketill (kettle or cauldron). It may also be derived from the villages of High Ercall and Child's Ercall in Shropshire.

==People== ===Surname=== A. J. Arkell (1898–1980), English archaeologist and colonial administrator Charles Arkell (1905-1968), Australian Anglican priest Frank Arkell (1935–1998), Australian politician Henry Arkell (1898–1982), English cricketer James Arkell (1829-1911), American businessman and politician John Arkell (1835–1923), English rower and clergyman Keith Arkell (born 1961), English chess grandmaster Ken Arkell (born 1930), Canadian former judge and Canadian football player Myles Arkell (1932–2021), English cricketer Reginald Arkell (1882–1959), English writer Simon Arkell (born 1966), Australian Olympic pole vaulter Thomas Arkell (1823–1906), English-Canadian politician Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895–1960), English transgender man better known as Colonel Sir Victor Barker William Joscelyn Arkell (1904–1958), English geologist and paleontologist