Haskell

Haskell is a surname with several origins. The English surname derives from the Norman personal name Aschetil (Old Norse Ásketill or Áskell), áss meaning god and ketill meaning helmet. The Ashkenazic surname derives from the personal name Khaskl; the Yiddish form is Yechezkel. Related surnames include Askelson, Askin, Axtell, Hascall, Haskett, Haskin, Hasty, and MacAskill. People with the name include: Alexander Cheves Haskell (1839–1910), Confederate Army colonel, and Democratic politician Anne Haskell (born 1943), American politician from Maine Arlo Haskell, American author and publisher Arnold Haskell (1903–1980), British dance critic Barbara Haskell (born 1946), American art historian, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933), American lawyer, oilman, and statesman Charles Ready Haskell, namesake of Haskell County, Texas Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American former reality show contestant and actress David Haskell (1948–2000), American actor and singer David G. Haskell, British-born American biologist and author Dennis Haskell (born 1948), Australian poet and critic Diana Haskell, American clarinetist Douglas Haskell (1899–1979), American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor Dudley C. Haskell (1842–1883), American politician and merchant Edward Haskell (1906–1986), American scientist Ella Knowles Haskell (1860–1911), American lawyer Ernest Haskell (1876–1925), American artist and illustrator Fitch Harrison Haskell (1883–1962), American architect Floyd Haskell (1916–1998), US Senator from Colorado Francis Haskell (1928–2000), English art historian Frank A. Haskell (1828–1864), Union Army officer during the American Civil War Frank W. Haskell (1843–1903), Union soldier in the American Civil War, and Medal of Honor recipient Gil Haskell (born 1943), National Football League coach Gordon Haskell (1946–2020), English pop music vocalist and songwriter H. Harrison Haskell (born 1939), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1971–1978) Harriet Newell Haskell (1835–1907), American educator, principal of Monticello Seminary (1868–1907) Harry G. Haskell Jr. (1921–2020), American businessman and Republican politician Henri J. Haskell (1843–1921), first Montana Attorney General (1889–1897) Henry L. Haskell (1863–1940), American businessman and inventor Ida C. Haskell (1861–1932), American painter and educator Jack Haskell (c.