Argile meaning | Last name Argile origin

The is variation of Arkcoll. Perhaps from the parish of of Ercall Magna, or High Ercall, in Shrop shire. A more likely derivation, however, is from the Dutch Van Arkel, a noble family renowned for their courage.

According to an ancient proverb, of all the nobles of Holland, the Brederodes were the noblest, the Wassenaars the oldest, the Egmonts the richest, and the Arkels the stoutest in conflict:
"Brederode de edelste, Wassenaars de outste,
Egmont de rijkste, en Arkel de stoutste."

The locality from which the Arkels derived their title was so called from the remains of a temple dedicated in Roman times to Hercules. It is worthy of notice that the Anglo-Saxon form of Hercules is Ercol. Dixon's Surnames. Arkil was also a Saxon name. Arkil, a great baron of Northumbria , who fled before William the Conqueror, settled in Scotland, and became the founder of the Earls of Lennox.

Variant form of the Argles. Possibly a corruption of Argyle, the Scottish county.

Argile is form of Argall. Possibly from Ercall, a parish in Shropshire.

Argile is variation of Arkel. of the Arkel. A family name in the old proverb, "brederode the noblest, Wassenaar the oldest, Egmond the richest, and Arkel the boldest," of the nobles of Holland. The lands, it is said, derived their name from a Roman temple dedicated to Erkel or Ercol, Saxon, Hercules.