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Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total.
Surnames of English origin. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin . It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
C. Canner (surname) Carder (surname) Carpender; Carpenter (surname) Carter (name) Cartwright (surname) Chalmers (surname) Chamberlain (surname) Chamberlayne (surname)
There is some disagreement about the origins of the numerous variations of the name Smith. The addition of an e at the end of the name is sometimes considered an affectation, but may have arisen either as an attempt to spell smithy or as the Middle English adjectival form of smith, [14] which would have been used in surnames based on location rather than occupation (in other words, for someone ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Old English origin" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. ... Selwyn (name) Sharpe (surname) Snowsill; Stan ...
In some cases the Gaelic and English names do not share an etymological origin. Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be ...
Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.
The English language surname Hawkins is said by FaNUK (Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland) [1] to have three possible origins.. The most usual origin is the forename Hawkin with an original genitival -s (that is, "Hawkin's son") (or else it is Hawkin used as a surname [2] with a later excrescent -s in the early modern period to bring it into line with the predominant style of ...