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| Allman |
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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 |
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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. |
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| Beckett | ||
| Bennett |
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| Bradshaw | ||
| Carter | Surname Origin Vocational. Someone who drove a horse & cart. |
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| 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. |
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| Dunstan |
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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'. |
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| Fielding | ||
| Gibson | ||
| Greenhalgh |
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| Harvey |
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| Hotson | ||
| Jarrett | ||
| Johnson | ||
| Johnstone |
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| 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" |
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| Lupton | Surname Origin Location. Dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. Originates from the village of Lupton in Westmorland. |
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| Mayoh |
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| Preston |
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Surname Origin Location. The town of Preston in Lancashire. |
| Pover |
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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'. |
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| Sidgeswick |
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| 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. |
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| Surr |
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Surname Origin (Excuse the unavoidable pun!) Location. Dates back to the Norman Conquest. The name is a reference to St. Saire, Normandy. |
| Thelwell |
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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. |