steell

Steell is primarily a surname of English and Scottish origin. It is thought to be a variant spelling of the surnames Steel or Steele and may derive from occupational names for metalworkers, or from a place-based name referring to a location associated with iron or steel production, or to a meadow or hill near such activities. The double-l spelling is less common in modern records.

Historically, the form Steell appears in documents in Britain from the early modern period onward, and today it remains uncommon outside certain communities in the United Kingdom and Canada, where small family lines have persisted. The surname has also spread to other English-speaking countries through migration and settlement.

Beyond its use as a surname, Steell is occasionally encountered in contemporary contexts as a given-name usage in fictional works or as a brand name; however, there is no single widely recognized entity, work, or figure that defines the term.

Steell should not be confused with similar terms such as steel, the alloy, or stele, the upright stone monument. Spelling variants such as Steel and Steele are historically related in some sources, but are treated as distinct in standard surname dictionaries. See also: Steel, Steele.