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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.
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
Colbert is an English and French surname and given name of uncertain etymology.It is possible that it appeared independently several times throughout history. The name is recorded in England in the 11th century Domesday Book in Devon, Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. [1]
Newman is a surname of Germanic Anglo-Saxon origins. Newman is the modern English form of the name used in Great Britain and among people of British ancestry around the world (as is 'Numan') , while Neumann (with variant spellings) is used in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and to some degree in Netherlands and Belgium. [1]
Chadwick is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning “town or village of Chad”, and the surname originates in the parish of Rochdale where the family was given land in the township by William the Conqueror where the family lived for centuries within the village of Chadwick which bears its name, a combination of the given name Ceadda, and the Old English word wic.
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.
Knowles (/ n oʊ l z / [1]) is an English surname of Old English origin.This is a locality name meaning 'at the knoll,' a hill or summit, derived from Old English word cnolle or Middle English knol, [2] meaning hilltop and thus describes a person who lived at such a place.
Brand is a surname. It usually is a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Brando ("sword") or a short form of a compound personal name such as Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. [citation needed] The proto-Germanic word for 'brand' is 'brandaz'. [2]