Russell (surname)
Footnotes:
Russell also Rossell is an English name derived from the Anglo-Norman nickname rusel (Modern Norman patronymic Roussel). The nickname was a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman rus (Old French ros), meaning 'red' (only hair and skin colour) The nickname, with the diminutive suffix -el added, likely originated to denote "the reddish skinned or haired one"
The name may also refer to Clan Russell, a Scottish armigerous clan.
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“Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)