query: what is the origin of the surname smith

pos: Smith (surname) Proclamation. 2,376,206 Americans shared the surname Smith during the 2000 census, and more than 500,000 people share it in the United Kingdom. At the turn of the 20th century, the surname was sufficiently prevalent in England to have prompted the statement: "Common to every village in England, north, south, east and west"; and sufficiently common on the (European) continent (in various forms) to be "common in most countries of Europe". The name refers to a smith, originally deriving from "smið" or , the Old English term meaning "one who works in metal" related to the word "", the Old English

pos: Goff is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman". Goff Goff is a surname with several distinct origins. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Cornish and Breton. The German "Goff" means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Breton "goff" means "smith" (cognate with Gaelic "gobha"). The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough,

pos: Goff Goff Goff is a surname with several distinct origins. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Cornish and Breton. The German "Goff" means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Breton "goff" means "smith" (cognate with Gaelic "gobha"). The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name

pos: English surnames of Norman origin English surnames of Norman origin Some family names contain clues as to their origin, like English surnames of Norman Origin. William, Duke of Normandy, successfully invaded England in 1066, and this invasion left a lasting legacy in the English language, in general, and in surnames, in particular. According to Christopher Daniell, in "From Norman Conquest to Magna Carta", 1140 marked what might be the first recorded use of a modern surname, inherited by multiple generations. The sons of a Norman named Robert used a modern inheritable surname, "FitzGerald", in honour of an earlier relative, named "Gerald". According to Joslin Fiennes's

pos: Smith (surname) England the surname Goff, which is common in East Anglia, is derived from the Breton and Cornish "goff" a cognate of the Gaelic "gobha". This particular surname was brought to England by migrant Bretons, following the Norman Conquest of England. Smith (surname) Smith is a surname originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. The surname Smith is particularly prevalent among those of English, Scottish and Irish descent, but is

pos: Smith (surname) Smith (surname) Smith is a surname originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. The surname Smith is particularly prevalent among those of English, Scottish and Irish descent, but is also a common surname among African Americans, which can be attributed to black slaves being given the surname during slavery and never changing the name upon the end of the era of slavery and after the issuance of the Emancipation

pos: Farrow Farrow Farrow may refer to: "To farrow" means for a sow to give birth to piglets. The sow's litter is also called a farrow. See domestic pig. Farrow is an hypercorrected form of "Farrar", an occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, an old name of early Medieval English and French origin, located in Northern England. The name derives from the Middle English and Old French terms "ferrer, ferreor, ferour" (meaning "smith"), derivatives of "fer" (meaning "iron" in French), from the Latin "ferrum". The development of the surname shows the usual Medieval English change in pronunciation (and thence spelling)

pos: Farrow from "-er" to "-ar" and "-ow" endings. Notable people with the surname include: Farrow Farrow may refer to: "To farrow" means for a sow to give birth to piglets. The sow's litter is also called a farrow. See domestic pig. Farrow is an hypercorrected form of "Farrar", an occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, an old name of early Medieval English and French origin, located in Northern England. The name derives from the Middle English and Old French terms "ferrer, ferreor, ferour" (meaning "smith"), derivatives of "fer" (meaning "iron" in French), from the Latin "ferrum". The development of

pos: Heron (surname) Heron (surname) Heron or Héron is a surname originating in the British Isles and Normandy during the Middle Ages. This name is believed to have more than one origin. In England, it is most commonly derived as nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs from Middle English heiroun/heyron itself coming from Old French hairon. The surname may also be an habitual name; of Anglo-Saxon origin from Harome in North Yorkshire or Norman origin from Le Héron, near Rouen. In Ireland, this surname is often an Anglicised form of any one of three Irish Gaelic names: "O'hEarain", descendant of

pos: Corse (surname) Corse (surname) Corse is a European surname with several apparently independent origins. An English origin traces to Corse, Gloucestershire, a location in South West England. A Scottish origin can be traced to one of several specific locations in Scotland, or alternatively to a location type, as in a locale resembling a "cross". Another origin appears from Scandinavia as a 17th-century variant of the surname Carsten. The United Kingdom and Scandinavia may not account for all origins of the 'Corse' surname, as records show that the largest number of immigrants (albeit yet small) into the United States bearing this surname originated

pos: Heron (surname) in County Down, Tyne and Wear, Surrey and Lancashire. Heron (surname) Heron or Héron is a surname originating in the British Isles and Normandy during the Middle Ages. This name is believed to have more than one origin. In England, it is most commonly derived as nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs from Middle English heiroun/heyron itself coming from Old French hairon. The surname may also be an habitual name; of Anglo-Saxon origin from Harome in North Yorkshire or Norman origin from Le Héron, near Rouen. In Ireland, this surname is often an Anglicised form of any

pos: Corse (surname) states (total of 10 out of 26). From 1840 to 1920, instances of the surname spread to most continental states (missing in 15 states of 50, including Alaska and Hawaii). The Corse surname is shared by several notable people: Corse (surname) Corse is a European surname with several apparently independent origins. An English origin traces to Corse, Gloucestershire, a location in South West England. A Scottish origin can be traced to one of several specific locations in Scotland, or alternatively to a location type, as in a locale resembling a "cross". Another origin appears from Scandinavia as a 17th-century variant

pos: Evans (surname) a cognate of John too. In the Welsh language the patronymic "ab Evan" resulted in the anglicized surname "Bevan", which is also common in Wales. Evans (surname) Evans is a surname of Welsh, and possibly Cornish, origin. Within Wales it is the fifth most common surname and is the tenth most common in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname. Evans is of Welsh origin. In its anglicised form the name means "son of Evan". Regarding its Welsh roots, it is a derivative of the name Ifan, a cognate of John. In the Welsh

pos: Buckley (surname) Buckley (surname) Buckley is a surname originating from either Ireland or England where it is particularly common, as well as Canada and the United States. Some sources outline an Irish origin, whereas others outline an Anglo-Saxon (English) origin. Spelling variations of Buckley include Bucklie, Buckly, Bulkley, Buhilly, Ó Buachalla, Boughla and others. The Buckley family of England were first recorded to be in Cheshire, where the family held a seat from very ancient times. This branch of the Buckley family is credited by some sources as being of Anglo-Saxon origin, either as a habitation surname derived from settlements named Buckley,

pos: Evans (surname) Evans (surname) Evans is a surname of Welsh, and possibly Cornish, origin. Within Wales it is the fifth most common surname and is the tenth most common in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname. Evans is of Welsh origin. In its anglicised form the name means "son of Evan". Regarding its Welsh roots, it is a derivative of the name Ifan, a cognate of John. In the Welsh language, the "f" produces the "v" sound; "Ifan" ("Ivan") became "Evan". The similarity to the Slavic name Ivan is not accidental, as the latter is

pos: Tucker (surname) confirmed by the first Chief Herald of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, and published in his book "More Irish Families". Variants of the Irish surname include "Toher", "Togher", and "Tougher". Tucker (surname) Tucker is a surname of disputed origin. The origin of the name is not entirely certain, but since it has a long history as a surname on the continent, as in England and from thereon, also in the United States, it presumably has the same Saxon roots. Recorded as both "Tucker" and "Tooker", the derivation of the English occupational surname comes from the Old English, pre-7th Century verb "tucian", meaning

pos: Rogers (surname) (1216–1272). The surname is now found commonly throughout Britain (often spelled "Rodgers"), particularly in southern and western England and also occasionally in Scotland and Wales. The surname was also taken from England to Ireland in Cromwellian times. In England and Wales it ranks as the 77th most common surname. According to the 1990 United States Census, 'Rogers' ranked fifty-fourth in frequency among all reported surnames, accounting for 0.12% of the population. [[Category:Surnames of English origin]] [[Category:Patronymic surnames]] Rogers (surname) Rogers is a patronymic surname of English origin, deriving from the given name of Roger commonly used by the Normans and

pos: Allison (surname) Allison (surname) Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin. When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a surname of French origin. With the many variants of spelling through history, as well as the likelihood of phonetic spelling changes and variations through time; names such as Alison Allason, Ellison, Allyson, Alasoune, Allinson and in some cases McAllister have been found to be interchangeable and variants of the different families using the same family name of ‘Allison’. The surname was first recorded in England in

pos: Bryan (surname) appear in England and Ireland. Bryan (surname) Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world. This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an Anglo-Norman name, "de Brionne", derived from either of two places called "Brionne" in the north of France—one is Brionne, in Eure; the other is Brionne in Creuse. It may also come from "de Brienne" from Brienne-le-Château. Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in Brittany, it was used among the Breton

pos: Tucker (surname) Tucker (surname) Tucker is a surname of disputed origin. The origin of the name is not entirely certain, but since it has a long history as a surname on the continent, as in England and from thereon, also in the United States, it presumably has the same Saxon roots. 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.

pos: Sutton (surname) Sutton (surname) Sutton is an English surname. One origin is from Anglo-Saxon where it is derived from "sudh, suth", or "suð", and "tun" referring to the generic placename "Southtown". Note that almost every county in England contains one or more placenames bearing the prefix "Sutton". The Domesday Book (1086) contains the first recorded spelling of the surname as "Ketel de Sudtone"; "Suttuna" also appeared in 1086 in records from Ely, Cambridgeshire. In 1379 tax records, the surname appears as "de Sutton" ("of Southtown"). One source refers to the origin as being Anglo-Norman, with the name itself derived as described above,

pos: Orr (surname) Orr (surname) Orr is a surname common throughout the English-speaking world, but especially in Scotland, Ulster, the United States, Canada, and northern England. The name is considered to have numerous origins: such as being derived from an Old Norse byname; a Gaelic nickname; and an Old English topographical name, or similar place-name. There are numerous origins for the surname. The northern English, Scottish and Northern Irish surname is derived from the Old Norse byname "Orri", meaning "blackcock" (a male black grouse). Another origin for the Scottish name is from the Gaelic "odhar", meaning "pale", "dun". Another origin for the English

neg: Smithe Smithe Smithe is a rare surname related to the common surname Smith. Among notable people sharing this surname is William Smithe. Other instances appear in genealogical resource searches, but associated with the general population. In the mid-19th Century, a supposition was published that people may well alter a single letter in their 'Smith' surname for reasons of status or recognition; as Lower puts it, "...yet it would appear, from the addition and alteration of a letter, that some families are anxious to avoid the imputation of so plebeian an origin." In the 1842 novel "Zanoni", Lytton articulates a variation on

neg: Ferrer (surname) Ferrer (surname) Ferrer (, ) is a surname of English and Catalan origin, considered to be originally English. Ferrer is an occupational surname for a blacksmith or ironworker - derived from the Latin "ferrarius" - and thus shares a common occupational derivation with the most common English surname, Smith. It is one of the most common Catalan surnames, ranked 36th in Catalonia. The surname Ferrer is a variant of the surnames "Farrar", Ferrier, Ferrers, and de Ferrers. The English name is originally Norman, deriving, in this instance, from the place name Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, Walchelin de Ferrières (de Ferrers) having come to

neg: Shan (surname) Shan (surname) Shan () is a Chinese surname. The origin of this surname is not clear. One explanation is that it came from Shan County in Shandong province. Another possible origin involves King Cheng of Zhou's youngest son's acquisition of the name when he was given what would become the Shan state when the enfeoffment system was enacted during the Zhou Dynasty. The Shan state existed for a few hundred years before it was annexed by a stronger neighbouring state. It was located in present-day Jiyuan, Henan province. Although the surname comes from the place name, the Shan family was

neg: Miller (name) Miller was the 7th most common surname in the United States by 1990, accounting for 0.424% of the population. In 2007, about 1 in every 25 Americans were named Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Miller or Davis. Miller was the seventh most common surname. Miller (name) Miller and Millar are surnames of English language, Old English or Scottish origin. There are two homonymous forms of "Miller", one that began as an occupational surname for a miller and another that began as a toponymic surname for people from a locale in Glasgow. "Miller" of the occupational origin may also be translated

neg: Glady (surname) was quite common in earlier eras of mass migration, many immigrants either changed their surnames completely, or decided to use one of a number of various anglicized spellings of their original surnames, leading to wide variation in the spelling and pronunciation of what was originally the same name. As such, different variations of surnames such as Glady, from the original Glöde, usually have the same origin. Glady (surname) Glady is a surname of North German origin. It is an anglicized variant of the original German language surname Glöde (also spelled Gloede). Glady (originally "Glöde") is a habitational name from Glöthe

neg: Teschow (surname) spelling. In addition, as was quite common in earlier eras of mass migration, many immigrants either changed their surnames completely, or decided to use one of a number of various anglicized spellings of their original surnames, which further led to wide variations in the spelling and pronunciation of what was originally the same name. As such, different variations of surnames such as Teschow usually have the same origin. Teschow (surname) Teschow is a North German surname of West Slavic Pomeranian origin. Teschow is a habitational name from the former village (now district) of "Teschow" in the town of Teterow, or

neg: Ferrero communities: In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,884) in the following provinces: Ferrero Ferrero (Italian: , Spanish: ) is a surname of Italian (from Piedmont) and Spanish origin that means "smith," the person who works with iron. As of 2014, 47.3% of all known bearers of the surname "Ferrero" were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,836), 21.1% of Argentina (1:2,884), 17.1% of Spain (1:3,875), 5.1% of France (1:18,408), 3.9% of the United States (1:130,604) and 1.2% of Brazil (1:238,637). In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,836) in the following

neg: Ferrero Ferrero Ferrero (Italian: , Spanish: ) is a surname of Italian (from Piedmont) and Spanish origin that means "smith," the person who works with iron. As of 2014, 47.3% of all known bearers of the surname "Ferrero" were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,836), 21.1% of Argentina (1:2,884), 17.1% of Spain (1:3,875), 5.1% of France (1:18,408), 3.9% of the United States (1:130,604) and 1.2% of Brazil (1:238,637). In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,836) in the following regions: In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,875) in the following autonomous

neg: Bissett (surname) recorded history. A lineage might belong to one, then the other, and back again. A third possible origin for the surname in North America is as an "anglicization" of the French or French Canadian surname Bessette, as in the case of Lady Gaga's mother . Bissett may refer to: Bissett (surname) Bissett is a surname that can be attributed to two or three origins. At the moment, it's somewhat more commonly Irish, descending from the Bissett family, who arrived in what is now County Antrim in Ulster in the mid-thirteenth century from Scotland. Many of the family remained in Scotland,

neg: Eifert Eifert The surname of Eifert, Eiffert, Eyfert, is German in origin. It has in its modern context in the translation of zealot, (of the Greek: zelotes = the Eiferer, in Hebrew kanai) the biblical form, Pinhas the zealot. There is also an early Prussian translation that means "one who protects what is dear", and symbolized in art by a wall or castle engulfed in flames. The probable origin of the word as a surname came during the Thirty Years War that arose as a part of the Protestant Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. In the German development language, zealot

neg: Eifert one became a minister and the other was a forestry professor at the University of Hohenheim. Eifert The surname of Eifert, Eiffert, Eyfert, is German in origin. It has in its modern context in the translation of zealot, (of the Greek: zelotes = the Eiferer, in Hebrew kanai) the biblical form, Pinhas the zealot. There is also an early Prussian translation that means "one who protects what is dear", and symbolized in art by a wall or castle engulfed in flames. The probable origin of the word as a surname came during the Thirty Years War that arose as a

neg: Bissett (surname) Bissett (surname) Bissett is a surname that can be attributed to two or three origins. At the moment, it's somewhat more commonly Irish, descending from the Bissett family, who arrived in what is now County Antrim in Ulster in the mid-thirteenth century from Scotland. Many of the family remained in Scotland, but their descendants more commonly spelled their surname Bisset without doubling the final -t-, although this may have become much more common in the last two centuries. In any case, all share a common origin, and a considerable degree of movement between Ulster and Scotland has been witnessed throughout

neg: Morgan (surname) Morgan (surname) Morgan is a surname of Welsh origin. The Welsh surname is derived from the Old Welsh personal name "Morcant", which is of an uncertain origin. The surname "Morgan" traces its origin from the powerful Welsh family established c. 1330 by Morgan ap Llewelyn (son of Llewelyn ap Ifor, Lord of St. Clere, and Angharad, daughter and heiress of Sir Morgan ap Maredudd (Meredith), Lord of Tredegar), and is of Welsh origin, meaning either "great kingdom" or "great hundred". It is a popular family name in Wales, as well as there being a group of "Morgan"s from "Morgund". It

neg: Bluth Bluth Bluth is a surname of Germanic origin. In some instances, the surname is derived from the German word "Blut," meaning blood. One of the earliest documented families surnamed Bluth originated in the Hanseatic League city of Stralsund in Pomerania along the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, in what is today the German state or "Land" of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in eastern Germany. Some members of this family were active in the Protestant Reformation and served as Lutheran pastors for many generations in what is present-day Germany. Another branch of this Bluth family migrated from Pomerania to Sweden in the 18th

neg: Ji (surname 季) 季 is a branch of Ji 姬, the ancestral surname of the dukes of Lu. A second origin of the Ji surname was Jilian (季連), the first recorded ruler of the state of Chu. This origin of Ji is a branch of Mi 芈, the royal surname of Chu. Several other states of the Zhou dynasty, such as Qi and Wei, also had noble lineages that adopted Ji 季 as their surname. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, several Mongol and Manchu clans adopted the Ji surname, and many Ji-surnamed people in Northeast China are from this origin. Ji (surname

neg: Schmick Schmick Schmick is a surname of German origin. In Australian slang, schmick (adjective) can mean "cool", stylish or nicely customized. Metonymic: Similar to the meaning of "smith" as in blacksmith. First found in the northern provinces that were later to make up Prussia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as the name of one of the notable families of the region. Many immigrants from Germany with the surname Schmich changed the spelling to Schmick to bring the spelling in line with the English pronunciation. Some of the first settlers of United States of this name or some of its

neg: House of Sáenz de Oiza (surname) Fernando. These name is from a pre-invasion of Spain by the Moors, that is, going back to Visigoth period (7th to 9th century). Its origin is cited in the mountains of Santander, but also had lineage in Vizcaya, La Rioja and Navarra. What does appear clear is the enormous difficulty for joint research to those patronymic surname (habitation surname) derived from large families that carry no kinship links between them. In the mountains of Santander there are two houses of this lineage, "Nestares" place in 1545 and the "de Rozas", in 1590. Both duly proved their nobility. Another family named

neg: Cottier (surname) Cottier (surname) Cottier is a surname. It is of English origin, but can also be an Americanized form of a French and Swiss surname. The surname "Cottier" is of English origin and a variant of the surname "Cotter". This English surname is a status name, for a "cotter". This name is made up of the Old English elements "cot" "cottage", "hut" and the suffix "er". In the feudal system a cotter held a cottage by service (rather than by rent). Similarly, Reaney gives the surname deriving from the Old French "cotier" "cottager" (see: villein). Early bearers of the English surname

neg: Pazmiño including previously tabulated as non-citizens who have since acquired Spanish nationality by naturalization and/or any new births in Spain to non-national parents in the last 5 years. As of 2010, no persons with any other variations of the surname, including Pasmiño, Pasiminio, Pazimiño, etc. were registered in Spain. Pazmiño Pazmiño ( ) is a Spanish language surname of Sephardi judaeo-converso origin, and originating in its present-day form in what is today Ecuador, formerly the Royal Audience of Quito. The surname is carried by the descendants of members of a family of Sephardi Jews from Llerena, Spain that converted to Catholicism

neg: Cullen (surname) describe the Irish church until the 1960, a church strongly allied to the "rural bourgeoisie" and the rising class of what are called "strong-farmers". Cullen (surname) Cullen is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is thought to be derived from the pre 8th century Old Gaelic name O' Cuileannain, with the prefix O' indicating a male descendant of, plus the personal byname Cuilleannain. The name seems to be related to Cullinane. While Cullen is encountered primarily in Dublin and southeast Ireland, Cullinan/Cullinane used almost exclusively in western Ireland on a North-South-Axis from Galway to Cork. A distribution map of the

neg: Maurice Quenouille and in 1964 to Imperial College, London. He had received a doctorate (DSc) from Cambridge in 1960. In 1965 he received the chair in Statistics at Southampton University and remained there until his premature death. He died on holiday in Portugal on 12 December 1973 aged only 49. His position at Southampton University was filled by Prof T. M. F. Smith. Maurice Quenouille Prof Maurice Henri Quenouille FRSE FRSS (1924–1973) was a 20th-century British statistician remembered as the creator of Jackknife resampling. The unusual surname is French in origin, meaning "distaff". The surname has transposed to Kenoly (its approxinate pronunciation)

neg: Boon (surname) Old English "ban", meaning "bone"). Notable people with the surname include: Boon (surname) Boon is a surname that can be of Dutch, Old French, Anglo-Saxon, or Chinese origin. The rather common Dutch name "Boon" () often represents a patronymic, where the given name Boon was a short form of Boudewijn, Bonifacius or Bonaventure. Alternatively, "boon" meaning "bean" in Dutch, it can have a metonymic or metaphorical origin, referring to someone growing or selling beans, or one of small stature, respectively. The English surname of Old French or Anglo Saxon origin is thought to be metaphorical in both cases, indicating a

neg: Angove Angove Angove is an Cornish surname. This surname originates from the Cornish language, a Celtic language, and is common in Cornwall. The name is a compound of the definite article "an" i.e. "the", plus the word "gov", meaning "smith", and is thus an equivalent of the English surname Smith. In the 1881 UK census the surname Angove was restricted to Cornwall and the proportion of people with the surname Smith was much lower in Cornwall than elsewhere the UK. The name was originally an occupational name and denoted a metal worker, it is the most common Cornish occupational surname. During

neg: Angove the 16th century the surname was limited to the western half of Cornwall where Cornish was still spoken. The name may refer to People: Places: Angove Angove is an Cornish surname. This surname originates from the Cornish language, a Celtic language, and is common in Cornwall. The name is a compound of the definite article "an" i.e. "the", plus the word "gov", meaning "smith", and is thus an equivalent of the English surname Smith. In the 1881 UK census the surname Angove was restricted to Cornwall and the proportion of people with the surname Smith was much lower in Cornwall

neg: Springborn its neighbored (former) districts of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Uecker-Randow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and in the districts of Oberhavel, Barnim and Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg. This concentration of the surname can be a hint to the region of origin of the surname, but doesn't have to. It is also possible that several families got that surname because of the origin in a place without being related. Through emigration families of German origin brought that surname to America. Today the surname is primarily to find in states at the Great lakes in the North of the USA. Most of the US American Springborns live in

neg: Levy (surname) and Leavy. Levy (surname) Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew meaning 'joining'. Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi. The surname may refer to a family of Levite descent. Levy can also be a surname of Scottish or Welsh origin. It is then a Highland’s shortening of the Irish "Mac Duinnshléibhe" (anglicized Donlevy). When eastern Ireland’s kingdom of Ulaid fell to John de Courcy in 1177, many of the MacDonlevy dynasty sought asylum in the Highlands of Scotland. Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are

neg: Levy (surname) Levy (surname) Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew meaning 'joining'. Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi. The surname may refer to a family of Levite descent. Levy can also be a surname of Scottish or Welsh origin. It is then a Highland’s shortening of the Irish "Mac Duinnshléibhe" (anglicized Donlevy). When eastern Ireland’s kingdom of Ulaid fell to John de Courcy in 1177, many of the MacDonlevy dynasty sought asylum in the Highlands of Scotland. Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are Levey, Leevy

neg: Shan (surname) forget their name. Most of people of the Shan surname live in Shandong, Henan and Hebei. However, some people bearing the Shan surname can be found in Taiwan and overseas Chinese communities throughout the world. Some ethnic peoples adopted "Shan" as their surname but its pronunciation is mostly "Chan". Some Manchu and Hui people choose "Shan" as their family name, but their population is small. Majority of the Shan are Han Chinese and they can trace their origin to the Zhou Dynasty. Shan (surname) Shan () is a Chinese surname. The origin of this surname is not clear. One explanation

neg: Ward (surname) the 2010 United States Census, Ward was the 79th most common surname. It is the 78th most common surname in Ireland. It was the 31st most common surname in the 1991 UK census and 40th in 2001 census, and in 2007, was found to be the most common surname in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. People with the surname include: Ward (surname) Ward is a popular Old English origin and Old Gaelic origin surname dating to before the Norman conquest of 1066 and Ireland, common in English-speaking countries. The Old English name derives from an occupational surname for a civil guard/keeper of the

neg: Currie (surname) Currie (surname) Currie is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins. In some cases it originated as an habitational name, derived from Currie in Midlothian, Scotland. In other cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Corrie, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A third origin for the surname is that it originated as a Scottish spelling of the Irish surname "Curry", a surname which has several origins. A fourth origin of the surname, particularly on Arran, is as an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic "MacMhuirich". The Hebridean "MacMhuirich" evolved in such a way that the forms

neg: Smith (surname) usage has passed into "Smitty" being used as a surname itself. Other languages with different words for the occupation of "smith" or "blacksmith" also produced surnames based on that root. Words derived from the Latin term for smith (literally "one who works with iron"), such as the Italian words "fabbro" and "ferraio", are the root of last names common in several parts of Europe. In Ireland and Scotland, the word for smith, "gobha", is found in the surname "MacGouren"/"MacGouran"/"MacGowan"/"McGowan". This surname is an Anglicised form of "Mac a' Ghobhainn" (Scottish Gaelic), "Mac Gabhann" (Irish), meaning "son of the smith". In

neg: Ó hArailt in Limerick that is apparently of Norse origin. Ó hArailt Ó hArailt is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "descendant of "Arailt"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's grandfather. There are specific forms of the surname that are borne by married and unmarried females. There are also numerous Anglicised forms of the surname. The surname is borne by a family in Limerick that is said to be of Norse origin. "Ó hArailt" translates into English as "descendant of "Arailt"". The surname

neg: Santos (surname) Santos (surname) Santos (originally Portuguese, Spanish or Italian for "Saints" (singular "Santo")) is a surname of Christian origin in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines. It is a very common last name of Christian origin among the poorest and descendants of slaves in the state of Bahia, the province with the largest number of slaves in Brazil. From the end of the Brazilian Empire and the abolition of slavery in Brazil, at the end of the nineteenth century, many former slaves in the province started to use the Santos surname as identification toponymic origin of the Bay of All

neg: Boon (surname) Boon (surname) Boon is a surname that can be of Dutch, Old French, Anglo-Saxon, or Chinese origin. The rather common Dutch name "Boon" () often represents a patronymic, where the given name Boon was a short form of Boudewijn, Bonifacius or Bonaventure. Alternatively, "boon" meaning "bean" in Dutch, it can have a metonymic or metaphorical origin, referring to someone growing or selling beans, or one of small stature, respectively. The English surname of Old French or Anglo Saxon origin is thought to be metaphorical in both cases, indicating a person considered "good" (from French "bon"), or "tall and lean" (from

neg: Peña (surname) called Talpa, Jalisco and the other is Las Varas, Nayarit. They have been known to be wealthy property owners. People with surname de la Peña or Peña holding a title of nobility in Spain at present include: Peña (surname) Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages. The earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena (Burgos) in the Kingdom of Castile. The origin of the last name is in present-day Galicia, Spain. The Peñas lived, originally,

neg: Norton (surname) him from a Tom from the south side (Tom Sutton). A secondary source for the surname is from the anglicisation of Celtic (Irish and Scottish Gaelic) surnames (e.g. Naughtan). To confuse the situation further it is also sometimes found as a Jewish surname (probably from the anglicisation of the German surname Norden). The famous "Emperor Norton" in San Francisco was of Jewish origin from a South African settler family. In Ireland, the surname could be of both Irish and English origin. The Nortons of Athlone are descended from Feradach O'Neachtain who died in 1790. As a surname, Norton is the

neg: Penna (surname) Penna (surname) Penna is a surname originating in Italy in an area known as the Papal States. Since Papal names often denoted place of origin, the Penna family lived in one of several places in Italy named Penna. Its origins are unrelated to the Hispanic surname Peña or Della Peña, though many have adopted the extra "n" to become Della Penna. Penna is a surname also for many families in India. Their origins are usually in and around Pennariver in the south of Andhra Pradesh. Penna is also a surname of Cornish origin. At the time of the British Census

neg: Bywater (surname) Bywater (surname) Bywater is an uncommon English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin and can most frequently be found in the English region of Yorkshire. It is a topographical surname given to those who were situated near a body of water. Bywater is an uncommon surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is a topographical surname given to those who were situated near a body of water. The name derives from the merger of the Old English words "bi" (Middle English: "by") and "waeter" (Middle English: "water") to form "biwaeter". Topographical surnames are among the earliest created, because natural and artificial features in the

neg: Bywater (surname) an even lesser extent in London and other parts of the UK, as well as former British colonies in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, who themselves are descendants from individuals who emigrated from Yorkshire. Bywater (surname) Bywater is an uncommon English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin and can most frequently be found in the English region of Yorkshire. It is a topographical surname given to those who were situated near a body of water. Bywater is an uncommon surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is a topographical surname given to those who were situated near a body

neg: Aleman (surname) or Jewish "Almen". Aleman (surname) Aleman (Alleman, Allman and variants) is a surname with origin Romance language speaking parts of Western Europe, derived from the name for Germany derived from the name of the Alamanni (the Frankish duchy of Alamannia), French "Allemagne", Spanish "Alemania", etc. The surname is thus a toponymic surname, and would originally have been given to a person of German origin in a Romance speaking area. Variants of the surname include English (from Norman French) "Allman", "Alleman", French "Allemand", Spanish "Aleman" ("Alemán"), among others. "Alman" can be a variant of "Allman, Alleman", but also of unrelated Swedish

neg: Peña (surname) Peña (surname) Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname. The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages. The earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena (Burgos) in the Kingdom of Castile. The origin of the last name is in present-day Galicia, Spain. The Peñas lived, originally, near a cliff or rocky land. Records indicate that the name derives from the Spanish word "peña" meaning "rock," "crag" or "cliff." The bearers of this surname proved their noble descent in the Order of Saint James

neg: Mac Raghnaill some are of Irish origin, others of Scottish origin, some are of English origin, and some may be of Norwegian and or Danish origin. Mac Raghnaill Mac Raghnaill is masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of "Raghnall"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name "Raghnall" is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name "Røgnvaldr" / "Rǫgnvaldr" / "Rögnvaldr". Variant forms of the surname include Mac Rághnaill and Mac Raonaill. These three surnames can be Anglicised variously as:

neg: Al-Farabi in his work Wafayāt (completed in 669/1271) states that Farabi was born in the small village of Wasij near Fārāb (in what is today Otrar, Kazakhstan) of Turkic parents. Based on this account, some modern scholars say he is of Turkic origin. Dimitri Gutas, an American Arabist of Greek origin, criticizes this, saying that Ibn Khallikān's account is aimed at the earlier historical accounts by Ibn Abī Uṣaibiʿa, and serves the purpose to "prove" a Turkic origin for al-Farabi, for instance by mentioning the additional nisba (surname) ""al-Turk"" (arab. "the Turk")—a nisba Farabi never had. However, Abu al-Fedā', who copied

neg: Gahan (surname) Gahan (surname) Gahan (and its variant Gahame) is a surname with several different origins. One origin of the surname is from a reduced form of "McGahan", which is in turn an Anglicised form of the Irish language "Mac Eacháin", meaning "son of "Eachán"". Another origin of the name, in Leinster, is from a reduced form of the Irish language "Ó Gaoithin", meaning "descendant of "Gaoithín"". The personal name "Gaoithín" is a diminutive of "gaoth", meaning "wise", or "wind". In Connacht, "Ó Gaoithin" is sometimes Anglicised as "Wynne" or "Wyndham". Occasionally, the surname "Gahan" may be an Anglicised form of the

neg: Dugal Dugal Dugal is a surname with multiple origins. In some cases it is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Dùghall" (variously spelt), or else from a reduced form of the surname "MacDougall" (which is an Anglicised surname originating from a patronymic form of "Dùghall", "Dubhghall", etc.). The Gaelic "Dùghall" and "Dubhghall" are composed of elements "dubh" and "gall", meaning "dark" and "stranger." "Fingal" is a Gaelic name which means "fair stranger." In other cases, the surname "Dugal" is of French origin. In other cases, the surname is of Punjabi origin, as a Khatri and Sikh name based upon the name

neg: Zieliński Zieliński Zieliński ( ; feminine: Zielińska, plural Zielińscy) is the eighth most common surname in Poland (91,522 people in 2009), and is also common in other countries in various forms. The first Polish records of the surname date to the 15th century. Without diacritical marks, it is spelled Zielinski. The Russianized form is Zelinsky. Polish surnames ending in "-ski" are of toponymic origin, meaning they identify someone as an inhabitant of a given community, and not through association with what the name's root meant. Thus, given the great number of similarly named localities, linguistically Zielin, Zielinca, Zieliniec and Zielińsk would

neg: Juraszczyk Juraszczyk Juraszczyk (Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Czech and Slovak transliteration: Juraščik; Eastern Cyrillic forms: Юрашчык, Юращик; Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian transcript: Јурашчик) is a Polish surname of Yugoslav origin. The last name itself is Polish, found almost exclusively among people of Polish descent, however its roots reach the territories of Serbia and Montenegro. It was derived from the name 'Juras' (Croatian: 'Juraj', Romanian: 'Jura') which appeared mostly in Moravia, although in countries like Serbia, Croatia and Slovakia it was also met as 'Juraš' (that is Jurasz, or Jurash), what clearly indicates on its ancestry. It is a patronymic surname created from

neg: Farnworth (surname) bracken and worth means a settlement. The full meaning of the surname is described as "settlers from a place where ferns are abundant". At the time of the British Census of 1881, its occurrence was high in Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire and Northumberland. In all other British counties, its frequency was, and still is very low . Farnworth (surname) Farnworth is a surname of English origin. It is of connected origin to the surname Farnsworth, but has been dated back further than that of the latter. The oldest known record for the name, appeared in Lancashire in 1185, in modern-day Farnworth,

neg: Cox (surname) Cox (surname) The surname Cox is of English or Welsh origin, and may have originated independently in several places in Great Britain, with the variations arriving at a standard spelling only later. There are also two native Irish surnames which were anglicised into Cox. An early record of the surname dates from 1556 with the marriage of Alicea Cox at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. Cox is the 69th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. One possibility of the origin is that it is a version of the Old English "cocc" which means "the little", and was sometimes

neg: Gao (surname) Gao (surname) Gao () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin that can be literally translated as "high" or "tall". There are approximately 16 million living people with this surname. Some places, such as Taiwan, usually romanise this family name into Kao. In Hong Kong, it is romanized to Ko. In Macau, it is romanized to Kou. According to "Lüshi Chunqiu", the earliest figure with the Gao surname was Gao Yuan (高元) who created dwellings in antiquity. The grandson of the Yellow Emperor Zhuanxu was also known as Gao Yang (高陽). Another origin of Gao is the Jiang (姜)

neg: Aleman (surname) Aleman (surname) Aleman (Alleman, Allman and variants) is a surname with origin Romance language speaking parts of Western Europe, derived from the name for Germany derived from the name of the Alamanni (the Frankish duchy of Alamannia), French "Allemagne", Spanish "Alemania", etc. The surname is thus a toponymic surname, and would originally have been given to a person of German origin in a Romance speaking area. Variants of the surname include English (from Norman French) "Allman", "Alleman", French "Allemand", Spanish "Aleman" ("Alemán"), among others. "Alman" can be a variant of "Allman, Alleman", but also of unrelated Swedish or German "Ahl(e)mann"

neg: Pazmiño Pazmiño Pazmiño ( ) is a Spanish language surname of Sephardi judaeo-converso origin, and originating in its present-day form in what is today Ecuador, formerly the Royal Audience of Quito. The surname is carried by the descendants of members of a family of Sephardi Jews from Llerena, Spain that converted to Catholicism in the late 15th century, at the dawn of the Spanish Inquisition. Sephardi Jewish converts to Catholicism have throughout time been variously termed anusim, conversos and marranos, each with differing connotations, the latter being pejorative. In the early 16th century, during the first decades of Spanish colonization of

neg: Abulafia (surname) Abulafia (surname) Abulafia ( ', ' or '; ') is a Sephardi Jewish surname whose etymological origin is in the Arabic language. The family name, like many other Arabic-origin Sephardic Jewish surnames, originated in Spain (Sefarad) among Spanish Jews (Sephardim) at a time during Spain's Islamic history, when it was ruled as Al-Andalus by Arabic-speaking Moors. To this day, the romanized version of the surname is most commonly "Abulafia". Other variations also exist, mostly in English transliterations, including Aboulafia, Abolafia, Abouelafia, Aboulafiya, Abulafiya, Aboulafiyya, etc. Etymologically, the surname is composed of the Arabic words: Together they form "Abou l-Afiyya" or

neg: Ward (surname) Ward (surname) Ward is a popular Old English origin and Old Gaelic origin surname dating to before the Norman conquest of 1066 and Ireland, common in English-speaking countries. The Old English name derives from an occupational surname for a civil guard/keeper of the watch, or alternately as a topographical surname from the word "werd" ("marsh"). The Old Gaelic surname derives from "Mac an Bhaird" ("son of the Bard"), a bard being a storyteller or poet. The two names are completely unrelated ethnically one being Germanic and the other Celtic. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1176. In

neg: Pazmiño name Shlomo (שלמה), meaning Solomon. This translation coincided with the pre-existing Castilian Spanish Old Christian surname "Paz" described above, and was thus often assumed by Jewish-origin New Christians to obscure their Sephardi Jewish origin. In these cases, "Paz" is found among Spaniards and Hispanics of Sephardic Jewish lineage converted to Catholicism. With this same etymological history, the surname also exists as a Sephardic origin Portuguese surname among Portuguese people and Brazilians. To this day, the surname Paz can be still be found among Sephardic Jews who descend from those who left Spain to remain within the Jewish fold. These emigrated

neg: Schlebusch Schlebusch Schlebusch is a surname of German origin. It is derived from the German word for a thorn bush. The family name was originally von Schlebusch which may indicate a title. (Most all titled people are 'von', but not all 'von's are titled). The first recorded name bearer of the surname Schlebusch was, Arnoldus de Rode von Schlebuschrode tracing back to 1174. The Schlebusch family was from the "ritterklas" (originating from a knighthood) meaning they were 'noble', but not necessarily titled. The original land owned by the family was in what today is known as Leverkusen near Cologne in Germany.

neg: Springborn Springborn Springborn is a surname of Low German origin. The surname Springborn goes back to the place of living of the first carrier of that surname in medieval times, who lived in the vicinity of a spring or water well. "Springborn" is of German, specifically Middle Low German origin. Its two parts have the meaning "sprink" = ‚spring‘, and "born" = ‚well‘. Because the surname came into being in the region of the Low German language it is not surprising that most of the Springborns in Germany are to find in Northern German states. The same meaning as the surname

neg: Ard (surname) system of spelling. Medieval Scottish names, particularly as they were Anglicized from the original Gaelic, historically displayed wide variations in recorded spellings as scribes of the era spelled words according to how they sounded rather than any set of rules. This means that a person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. As such, different variations of the Ard surname usually have the same origin. Other known spellings include: Ard (surname) Ard is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an anglicized variant of the original Scottish surname Aird. Ard is a habitational name from any of

neg: Bryan (surname) Bryan (surname) Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world. This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an Anglo-Norman name, "de Brionne", derived from either of two places called "Brionne" in the north of France—one is Brionne, in Eure; the other is Brionne in Creuse. It may also come from "de Brienne" from Brienne-le-Château. Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in Brittany, it was used among the Breton followers of the Normans who

neg: Byrd (surname) variations of the Byrd surname usually have the same origin. Byrd (surname) Byrd is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin. It is a variant spelling of the English word "Bird," which is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century word "bridde" (Middle English "brid" or "bird"). Another common variant of the surname is "Bird." Byrd is a metonymic occupational or descriptive name that was originally used for a person who worked as a bird catcher (name shortened from "birdclever"), or someone who had bird-like characteristics (i.e., bright eyed or active, or perhaps one with a beautiful singing voice). A part

neg: Thompson (surname) Thompson (surname) Thompson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Thom". An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the placename Thompson. Thom(p)son is the English translation of MacTavish, which is also the Anglicized version of the Gaelic name of MacTamhais. During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland. It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom and 23rd most common in the United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Thompson was the 23rd most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.23% of the

neg: Thompson (surname) population. Thompson (surname) Thompson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Thom". An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the placename Thompson. Thom(p)son is the English translation of MacTavish, which is also the Anglicized version of the Gaelic name of MacTamhais. During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland. It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom and 23rd most common in the United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Thompson was the 23rd most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.23% of

neg: Keillor (surname) as scribes of the era spelled words according to how they sounded rather than any set of rules. This means that a person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. As such, different variations of the Keillor surname usually have the same origin. Aside from the United Kingdom, variants of the surname can be found today across the English-speaking world, particularly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario in North America, and in Australia. Keillor (surname) Keillor is a surname of Scottish origin. It is thought to derive from the Scottish Gaelic word "gu leòr" (modern English, “galore”)

neg: Salo (surname) Salo (surname) Salo is a surname of multiple origins. It is most common in Finland, but occurs also in many other countries with an identical spelling and often with a different origin. In Sweden, the surname "Salo" is mostly of Finnish origin, in the United States and Canada partially so. As of 2014, 35.5% of all known bearers of the surname "Salo" were residents of Finland (frequency 1:422), 16.6% of Ukraine (1:7,486), 10.1% of the Philippines (1:27,243), 10.1% of the United States (1:97,267), 4.3% of Russia (1:91,964), 2.7% of Nigeria (1:177,630), 2.1% of Spain (1:59,961), 2.1% of Burkina Faso (1:23,834),

neg: Salo (surname) 1.8% of Indonesia (1:196,799), 1.6% of Sweden (1:16,276), 1.6% of Canada (1:62,475), 1.6% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1:128,489) and 1.1% of Pakistan (1:440,490). In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:422) in the following regions: Salo (surname) Salo is a surname of multiple origins. It is most common in Finland, but occurs also in many other countries with an identical spelling and often with a different origin. In Sweden, the surname "Salo" is mostly of Finnish origin, in the United States and Canada partially so. As of 2014, 35.5% of all known

neg: Trenholm (surname) variants of the surname can most commonly be found in Canada (most common) and the United States. Until the gradual standardization of English spelling in the last few centuries, English lacked any comprehensive system of spelling. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents, meaning that a person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. As such, different variations of the Trenholm surname usually have the same origin. Trenholm (surname) Trenholm is an English surname of Norse origin. Another common variant is Trenholme. Trenholm is a habitational name from the

neg: Schembri Schembri Schembri ( ; [shkem-bree]) is an Italian/Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include: It is an Italian/Maltese surname derived from the old Sicilian/Italian 'schombri' for mackerel. The origin of the name suggests that the Schembri family were originally fishermen that specialized in mackerel, therefore a surname connected to a profession rather than a place. There are also theories that it derives from the Maltese 'Xkembri', which is a type of lemon. In Malta and Italy/Sicily the surnames Schembri, Xkembri, Scembri and Schembari are simply variations of the same name with identical origin. Either way the surname originates in

neg: De León (surname) the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,084) in the following autonomous communities: In Guatemala, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:116) in the following departments: De León (surname) De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish origin surname, often toponymic, in which case it may possibly indicate an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom of León or the later Province of León. As of 2014, 29.7% of all known bearers of the surname "de León" were residents of the Philippines (frequency 1:647), 26.4% of Guatemala (1:116), 20.0% of Mexico

neg: Smithe 'Smithe' surname responses appeared in the 1881 census to support County-geographical mapping of surname distribution, but even this level of information is lacking for 1990 census data. Smithe Smithe is a rare surname related to the common surname Smith. Among notable people sharing this surname is William Smithe. Other instances appear in genealogical resource searches, but associated with the general population. In the mid-19th Century, a supposition was published that people may well alter a single letter in their 'Smith' surname for reasons of status or recognition; as Lower puts it, "...yet it would appear, from the addition and alteration

neg: Gawley (surname) Gawley (surname) Gawley is a surname in the English language. There are several different origins for the name: one from a Gaelic name; the other from a German name (of Slavic origin). According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", in some cases the surname "Gawley" is variant of "McGauley", which is in turn a variant of "McCauley". "McCauley" is derived from the patronymic form of two different Gaelic names. One of these names is "Amhalghadh", which is of an uncertain origin. In other instances "McCauley" is derived from the patronymic forms of either "Amhlaoibh" or "Amhlaidh"; these names are

neg: Gawley (surname) name, or a habitational name, meaning "bare heathland" or "place without trees". Gawley (surname) Gawley is a surname in the English language. There are several different origins for the name: one from a Gaelic name; the other from a German name (of Slavic origin). According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names", in some cases the surname "Gawley" is variant of "McGauley", which is in turn a variant of "McCauley". "McCauley" is derived from the patronymic form of two different Gaelic names. One of these names is "Amhalghadh", which is of an uncertain origin. In other instances "McCauley" is derived

neg: Gahan (surname) Irish language "Mac Gaoithín", meaning "son of "Gaoithín"", although the more common Anglicised form of this Gaelic name is "McGeehan" in Ulster. Gahan (surname) Gahan (and its variant Gahame) is a surname with several different origins. One origin of the surname is from a reduced form of "McGahan", which is in turn an Anglicised form of the Irish language "Mac Eacháin", meaning "son of "Eachán"". Another origin of the name, in Leinster, is from a reduced form of the Irish language "Ó Gaoithin", meaning "descendant of "Gaoithín"". The personal name "Gaoithín" is a diminutive of "gaoth", meaning "wise", or "wind".

neg: Kneen Kneen Kneen, (pronounced "neen" with the 'K' silent), is a Manx surname. There have been several interpretations of the origin of the surname. "Kneen" may be an Anglicisation of the Gaelic patronymic "Mac Niadháin", which is derived from a pet form of the Gaelic personal name "Nia" meaning "champion". Another origin attributed to the surname is that "Kneen" may be derived from the Gaelic "Mac Cianain", meaning "son of "Cianan"". The name "Cianan" being a diminutive of "cian", meaning "long". Another opinion published in the 19th century is that "Kneen" is possibly a corruption of the surname "Nevyn", and derived

neg: Barry (name) "Barry" is most common in Munster and south Leinster. The concentrations of the surname in County Limerick could correspond with the "Ó Beargha" origin of the name, while the concentration of the surname in West Cork could correspond with the "Ó Báire" origin. Barry (name) Barry is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an Anglicised form of several Irish personal names, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names. The given name "Barry" is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name

neg: Ning (surname) Ning (surname) Ning ( or ) is a family name of Chinese origin. It is sometimes written as Nang in Hakka dialect. Its literal meaning means "peace". This surname is known to be uncommon as it was not on the top 100 of most common surnames in 2006 and is most common in New Zealand with 18.69 frequency per million. The origin of the surname Ning could be traced back to the earliest family in China. It is thought that Ning was originated from an old family in central China around two to three thousands years ago. Huangdi (The Yellow

neg: Neufeld (surname) Neufeld (surname) Neufeld is a surname of German origin, meaning "new field". It is not seldom in Germany and it is common among German speaking Mennonites from Russia. It is also a Ashkenazi-Jewish surname. It first registered among religious Mennonite Christians in the Danzig region, in late 17th century. The "new-fielders" (Neufeld, Neufeldt, etc.) were a people skilled in building drainage and dam systems, to reclaim land from marshes and the low lands, by the seas of northern Europe – e.g. Holland, Vistula Delta, etc. It is said that some of them may have had Dutch names, similar in origin,

neg: Steve Wozniak what he uses. Wozniak has mentioned his surname being Polish and Ukrainian and spoken of his Polish descent, but stated that he does not know the origin of some other people with the Wozniak surname because he is "no heritage expert". In the early 1970s, Wozniak was known as "Berkeley Blue" in the phone phreak community, after he made a blue box. Wozniak has credited watching "Star Trek" and attending "Star Trek" conventions while in his youth as a source of inspiration for his starting Apple Inc. In 1969, Wozniak returned to the Bay Area after being expelled from University

neg: Allison (surname) 1248, when a "William Alisun" is recorded in the Documents of the Abbey of Bee in Buckinghamshire. In Scotland, the earliest record dates from 1296, when "Patrick Alissone, Count of Berwick" paid homage to the ruling council of Scotland in the absence of a proclaimed king. Allison (surname) Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin. When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a surname of French origin. With the many variants of spelling through history, as well as the likelihood of phonetic spelling