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Origin Of The Surname Peel
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Meaning Of The Surname Peel
Tall and Skinny
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Interesting
Facts About
Peel
Peel is thought to be of ultimately French origin, and would have been brought to Britain by invading Normans. It comes from the French word ‘pel’ which described a tall pole that was used to mark boundaries. Its use as a surname would have been from a nickname given to a person who was particularly tall and skinny. This nickname would later have stuck as a hereditary surname. |
Peel Statistics
Peel is the number 970 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,986 share the surname Peel in the UK.
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