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Maisel is a surname. Like the related Meisel, this surname has two main derivations, 1) from Yiddish mayzel 'little mouse,' especially in/from Southern Germany, and 2) Middle German meizel, meisel 'chisel,' a metonymic name for a woodcarver, stone mason, or surgeon; compare Modern Standard German Meißel. Families with the latter meaning can be German Jews, Catholics, or Protestants. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Maisel, American politician Charlie Maisel (1894–1953), American baseball player David Maisel, American film and stage producer David Maisel, American photographer and visual artist Edward Maisel (1917–2008), American writer Eric Maisel, American psychotherapist and author Ernst Maisel (1896–1978), German Wehrmacht general Fritz Maisel (1889–1967), American baseball player George Maisel (1892–1968), American baseball player Herbert Maisel (1930–2019), American blackjack strategy pioneer Ileen Maisel (1955–2024), American-born British film producer Ivan Maisel, American sports writer Jay Maisel, American photographer L. Sandy Maisel (1945–2024), American political scientist Sherman J. Maisel (1918–2010), American economist Evelyn Maisel Witkin (1921–2023), American bacterial geneticist