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Pages in category "Surnames of Old English origin" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. ... This page was last edited on 18 September 2023 ...
Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Pages in category "Surnames of British Isles origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 384 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Surname Current status Notes Viscount Gormanston [154] 1478: Preston: extant: forfeit 1691 to 1800 Viscount Grane [155] 2 January 1536: Grey: forfeit 1541: Viscount Thurles [156] 2 January 1536: Butler: dormant 1997: succeeded as Earl of Ossory and Earl of Ormonde in 1539 Viscount Kilmaule [157] 1537: FitzMaurice: extinct 1541: Viscount ...
Chapman is an English surname derived from the Old English occupational name céapmann "marketman, monger, merchant", from the verb céapan, cypan "to buy or sell" and the noun form ceap "barter, business, purchase." Alternate spellings include Caepmon, Cepeman, Chepmon, Cypman(n), and Shapman.