Who wants to know what there last name means?

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

Anyone?

[renormalised (Carl)]

Tanner, Walsh, Campbell, Drysdale, Avard, Manning, Abbey, Knowlden, Crisford, Longley

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Tanner, Walsh, Campbell, Drysdale, Avard, Manning, Abbey, Knowlden, Crisford, Longley

Ok, here it goes (BTW were are you getting these names from?)

Tanner- means 'Tanner'
Walsh- 'Forign, Welsh'
Campbell- 'Wry or crooked mouth'
Drysdale- From Annandale
Avard- Isnt in there
Manning- Isnt in there
Abbey- "Worker at the Abbey"
Knowlden- means Knoll
Crisford- Isnt in there
Longley- Same as Langley which means dweller by the long wood or clearing

[renormalised (Carl)]

Townley, Sherburne, Stafford, Neville, Clavering, Montgomery, Herries, Bruce, Brome, Hazelbush, Watts, Mott, Nash, Carr, Beauchamp.

Where am I getting the names from...all names from my family

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Townley, Sherburne, Stafford, Neville, Clavering, Montgomery, Herries, Bruce, Brome, Hazelbush, Watts, Mott, Nash, Carr, Beauchamp.

Where am I getting the names from...all names from my family

Townley- "A dweller by the farm clearing"
Sherburne- From Sherburne or towns with similar spelling.
Stafford- From a town called Stafford or "dweller by the ford marked by staves"
Neville- From a French place called Neville
Clavering- From Clavering in Essex
Montgomery- From Saint-Foy-De-Montgomery or Saint-Germaine-De-Montgomery
Herries- "Rough, Prickly or Shaggy"
Bruce- From the word 'Bruix'
Brome- Same as 'Broom'. "Near a place were Broom grows" (?)
Hazelbush- Not in there
Watts- A form of 'Walter'
Mott- A form of 'Matilda'
Nash- Similar to 'Ash' which means "dweller by the ash tree"
Carr- "Brushwood or wetground"
Beauchamp- From Beauchamp in La Manche

[renormalised (Carl)]

Broom is a type of grass

[renormalised (Carl)]

Broom is also where the nickname "Plantagenet" comes from (yes, it's originally a nickname). "Planta genesta"...latin for "plant grower = farmer". Geoffrey of Anjou ( Count Geoffrey V de Anjou) was nicknamed that because he used to wear a sprig of broom in his lapel. Plantagenet was only later used by his descendants as a surname...I think from Richard III onwards, for memory.

[renormalised (Carl)]

Here's a few more....Tyndale, Comyn, Delaney, Burt, Scott, Baker, Holland, Metcalfe, Banaster, Dacre, Gilson, Gillot, Lindsay, Multon, Audley, Clare, Bassett, Clinton, Lacy, Fiennes, Longspee

[fringe_dweller]

i was under the impression that a LOT of surnames were handed out willy nilly, almost half jokingly, by town officials during the beginning of the industrial revolution, as peasant rural folk became urbanised when moving en masse to centres to work in factories, and records had to be kept/made, making many just meaningless? much like some indigenous folk experienced here early on

ok, Jones, Morris, Watt, O'Kane

[Kevnool (Kev)]

What about the Phlet sisters Pam and Lea Phlet.

There both good reading.

Cheers Kev.

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

i was under the impression that a LOT of surnames were handed out willy nilly, almost half jokingly, by town officials during the beginning of the industrial revolution, as peasant rural folk became urbanised when moving en masse to centres to work in factories, and records had to be kept/made, making many just meaningless? much like some indigenous folk experienced here early on

ok, Jones, Morris, Watt, O'Kane

Surnames started to be used as far back as the 12th Century, but they weren't all that common until about the 14-15th Centuries. There is some evidence of sporadic usage earlier than the 12th, but it's not widely known amongst the general population of the time. Most early surnames were patronymic or toponymic...later on the usage of trades as surnames caught on....such as Cooper, Thatcher, Tanner, Smith etc.

[PCH (Paul)]

How about...

"Smoketoomuch"

If you're too young Sean, don't worry - some of the others will understand

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by PCH

How about...

"Smoketoomuch"

If you're too young Sean, don't worry - some of the others will understand

What Paul, you been smokin' too much broom

[multiweb (Marc)]

Here's a challenging one "aragnou"

[fringe_dweller]

ahh so only ruling class toffs had surnames thought so

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Here's a challenging one "aragnou"

Ever traced your ancestry, Marc??

Might find something interesting

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

ahh so only ruling class toffs had surnames thought so

In general, yes, but there were "average" people with them as well. Although, even a lot of "toffs" didn't have surnames either.

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Here's a few more....Tyndale, Comyn, Delaney, Burt, Scott, Baker, Holland, Metcalfe, Banaster, Dacre, Gilson, Gillot, Lindsay, Multon, Audley, Clare, Bassett, Clinton, Lacy, Fiennes, Longspee

Tyndale- Orginated from 'Tindal'. From the valley of Tyne
Comyn- Not in there
Delaney- Dweller by the wier
Burt- Variant of 'Bright' or 'Bird'
Scott- "A man from Scotland"
Baker- 'Baker'
Holland- From 'Holland" in Essex, Lancaster and Lincolnshire.
Metcalfe- 'A calf to be fattened up for eating' or 'Prize calf'
Banaster- Not in there
Dacre- From castle,south,west Acre in Norfolk
Gilson- Son of Gil or Giles
Gillot- Not in there
Lindsay- From Lindsay in Lincolnshire
Multon- From a town called Moulton or Molton
Audley- From Audley in Stafordshire
Clare- A deriative of 'Clay'
Bassett- A man of low stature
Clinton- From Glinton in Northhamptonshire
Lacy- Not in there
Fiennes- From Fiennes in Pas De Calais
Longspee- 'Long Sword'

[seanliddelow (Sean)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

i was under the impression that a LOT of surnames were handed out willy nilly, almost half jokingly, by town officials during the beginning of the industrial revolution, as peasant rural folk became urbanised when moving en masse to centres to work in factories, and records had to be kept/made, making many just meaningless? much like some indigenous folk experienced here early on

ok, Jones, Morris, Watt, O'Kane

Jones- Means 'John'
Morris- Means 'Maurace'
Watt- 'Walter' or 'Water'
O'Kane- Orignated from 'Cain' (A biblical character)

[fringe_dweller]

ta Sean