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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Welch is a surname that comes from the Old English word welisċ, meaning ‘foreign’ (from walhaz).. It was used to describe those of Celtic or Welsh origin. Welch and another common surname, Walsh, share this derivation.
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The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1176. [3] In the 2010 United States Census, Ward was the 79th most common surname. [4] It is the 78th most common surname in Ireland. [5] It was the 31st most common surname in the 1991 UK census and 40th in 2001 census, [6] and in 2007, was found to be the most common surname in Lutterworth ...
Howell (/ ˈ h aʊ ə l / HOW-əl, Welsh:) is a surname and given name originating from Wales.It is an anglicised form of the Welsh name Hywel.It originates in a dynasty of kings in Wales and Brittany in the 9th and 10th-centuries, most notably king Hywel Dda ("Howel the Good") and three Welsh royal houses of that time onwards.
Recorded as both Tucker and Tooker, the derivation of the English occupational surname comes from the Old English, pre-7th century verb tucian, meaning "to torment".It would have been for a fuller, also known as a "walker", one who softened freshly woven cloth by beating and tramping on it in water.
Mackenzie, MacKenzie and McKenzie are of Scottish origin and are related to Clan Mackenzie.The surname Mackenzie is of Scottish origin and derived from Gaelic.The name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach meaning "comely" or "handsome".
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