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Vogel and De Vogel are surnames originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel. Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French.
Fowler is an English and/or Scots surname. Its origin is the Old English fugelere, an occupational name for a bird-catcher or hunter of wild birds. [1] [2] [3] Old English fugel or fugol means "bird" and has evolved into the modern word fowl
In Ireland, the surname Corvin, also transcribed as Corvan, Corravan, and others, is a corruption of the Irish (Gaelic) name O Corra Ban, part of the O Corra (in English Corr) sept or sub-clan. "Corr" means odd or singular, while the addition of "Ban" means white. The Corr sept fell under the authority of the O Neill clan.
The surname is most probably derived from the Scottish place name. [5] [note 1] In some cases, the surname may be a variant of Crowfoot, a surname derived from a nickname. [7] The surname Crawford corresponds to the Scottish Gaelic MacCreamhain, [8] and the Irish de Cráfort and Mac Crábhagáin. [9]
The development of the surname shows the usual Medieval English change in pronunciation (and thence spelling) from "-er" to "-ar" and "-ow" endings. Due to varying levels of literacy, and regional dialects the name morphs back and forth from Farrar, Pharo, Farra, Ferrar, Farrer, and Farrow, the name itself did not change, but the spelling of it ...
The same is true for similar Norwegian and Danish names. Another common practice was to adopt one's place of origin as a middle or surname. Even more important a driver of change was the need, for administrative purposes, to develop a system under which each individual had a "stable" name from birth to death.