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Meisel or Meisels is a surname. It has two main derivations, 1) from Yiddish mayzel 'little mouse,' especially in and from Southern Germany, and 2) Middle German meizel, meisel 'chisel,' a metonymic name for a woodcarver, stone mason, or surgeon. Families with the latter meaning can be German Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Notable people with the surname include:Dominik Meisel, German footballer Edmund Meisel (1894–1930), Austrian-born German composer Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and Zionist Hilde Meisel (1914–1945), German Resistance writer Johanna Meisel, German film editor John Meisel (1923–2025), Austrian-born Canadian political scientist Jürgen M. Meisel, German romanist and linguist Kurt Meisel (1912–1994), Austrian actor and film director Louis K. Meisel, American photorealist art dealer Mordecai Meisel (1528–1601), Czech philanthropist and communal leader Noah Meisel (1891–1956), Russian-born Latvian politician Perry Meisel, American writer and linguist Steven Meisel, American fashion photographer Wilhelm Meisel (1891–1974), German Kriegsmarine admiral Wilhelm Meisel (1904–2009), Polish soldier, last known surviving veteran of the Silesian Uprisings Will Meisel (1897–1967), German composer Grete Meisel-Hess (1879–1922), Austrian feminist author Dow Ber Meisels (1798–1870), Polish rabbi and nationalist Esther Meisels, Israeli cyclist Samuel J. Meisels, American child development scholar Tamar Meisels, Israeli political scientist