Surnames

This is an alphabetical list of all surnames so far found in my ancestry.
Women are listed under their maiden name.
Within each surname, people are listed in reverse chronological order.
Thus each surname list (apart from Ward) commences with a woman and shows the direct male line before her.

Allman Surname Origin
Nationality. Derived from the Anglo-Norman-French word 'aleman', which means German. The modern French word for Germany is 'Allemagne'. The surname dates back to the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Anlezark Surname Origin
Location. Means 'Angle place' i.e. place of the Angles. There is an 'Anglezarke Moor' north of Winter Hill near Bolton in Lancashire. 'Robert the Clerk de Analsargh' recorded circa 1200.
Baines  
Barnard Surname Origin
Forename. Derived from the Germanic first name Bernhard. First found in Westmoreland where they had been granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings.
Beckett
Bennett
Bradshaw
Carter Surname Origin
Vocational. Someone who drove a horse & cart.
Coleman
Dicker Surname Origin
Vocational. Derived from an Anglo-Saxon word for a person who was a dike-, or ditch-maker. The hamlets of Upper Dicker and Lower Dicker exist in Sussex near to Laughton where John Dicker was born.
Dunstan Surname Origin
Location. Derived from the Anglo-Saxon words 'dun' (hill) and 'stan' (stone).
Ellis Surname Origin
Forename. From the Greek 'Elias', itself from the Hebrew 'Elijah' or 'Eliyahu'.
Fielding
Gibson
Greenhalgh
Harvey
Hotson
Jarrett
Johnson
Johnstone
Jones
Keen Surname Origin
Various possibilities: "kene" (Middle English for fierce or brave, also used as a Forename) OR Anglicized version of Gaelic "O'Cathain"
Lupton Surname Origin
Location. Dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. Originates from the village of Lupton in Westmorland.
Mayoh
Preston Surname Origin
Location. The town of Preston in Lancashire.
Pover Surname Origin
The name Johannes Pover appears in Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379. Skyrack wapentake, Leeds parish, Burley. [Source]
The name may possibly originate from middle english pover meaning poor [Source]. The french for poor is pauvre. Note also the english word Poverty.
Rice
Roberts Surname Origin
Forename. A contraction of 'Roberts`s son'.
Sidgeswick
Starnes
NB Due to the various spellings of this name at different times, even for the same person, I have adopted the variation "Starnes" for all my ancestors.
Surr Surname Origin (Excuse the unavoidable pun!)
Location. Dates back to the Norman Conquest. The name is a reference to St. Saire, Normandy.
Thelwell Surname Origin
Possibly Thirlwall Castle, Northumbria — built during the 12th Century.
Ward Surname Origin
Vocational. Derived from the Old English word 'ward', meaning guardian or watchman.