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Origin: Lakin is from England, but Lakin is also an Americanized version of the name Lachinsky which is Lithuanian. There are several American spellings of Lachinsky due to the unfamiliarity with Slavic pronounciation/spelling. My grandfather shortened his name to escape discrimination of being a Jew.
Surnames: Lachinsky, Lakin, Lakinsky
Submitted by: margo lakin

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Origin: The surname Scism appears in various records of the Dutch Reformed Churches of New Amsterdam, and New Netherlands, later New York. Marriage and Baptism records the these families were in the New Amsterdam colonies before 1600, The name may be Germanic in origin, but is primarily found in the USA. A branch of this family in the mid 1700s migrated to Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, the connection between the two branches has not yet been established. The earliest individual known in the southern Branch is Arminda Scism, whose father apparently was from NY, based on oral history. Jeffery G. Scism
Surnames: Chism, Cism, Schism, Scism, Sissom
Submitted by: Scism-L@rootsweb.com

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Origin: The surname Etgen is a mutilated form of Ettienne. Ettienne is Steven in french. John Etchen who came from Luxembourg, Belgium in 1838 and setteled in seneca county ohio had 4 sons who each took the name and changed it slightly. His son John Peter who moved to putnam, Co. Ohio changed it to Etgen.
Surnames: Etchen, Etchey, Etchgen, Etchie, Etgen, Ettienne
Submitted by: tom graham

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Origin: One of the oldest English family names. Child comes from Childe which was a title given to Norse, French, and English Kings during the 4th through the 10th centuries. It was also a title given to the eldest son or to heirs, and finally, it was a title given to young nobles awaiting knighthood during the 13th and 14th centuries. The variants on the Childe name are not related to each other as they are descendants of different young nobles.
Surnames: Child, Childe, Childs, Chyld, Le Childe
Submitted by: John T Child

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Origin: Cheshire (U.K.) County Parish between Malpass and Whitchurch. Source:- The Family History Society of Cheshire. Ordnace Survey Pathfinder 807 Whitchurch (Shropshire) & Malpass (Cheshire)on the B5395.
Surnames: Chidlow
Submitted by: Tim

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Origin: looking for relatives.grandmother was clarice hutchinson bowlby she married clarence bowlby. she was born 01-12-1912 in w va please contact me with any info.
Surnames: hutchinson
Submitted by: sandy bragg

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Origin: MICHAEL KUTZNER, CAME TO US OCT 4, 1752 ON THE NEPTUNE. SEARCHING DATE OF BIRTH IN GERMANY, AND TOWN HE CAME FROM.
Surnames: schill
Submitted by: GLENNA TOLLIVER

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Origin: family history
Surnames: Witschi
Submitted by: sophie

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Origin: Anderson County South Carolina Brushy Creek area
Surnames: Childers
Submitted by: Lisa Childers Cioffi

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Origin: The earliest records (1690s) realting to this Surname in Scotland can be traced to one family in Aberdeenshire and appear in the parishes of Kincardine O'Neil, Alford and Leochel-Cushnie. I have managed to link most of the 18th and 19th century Scottish records to this one family.
Surnames: CHILLAS
Submitted by: Roy Flett

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Origin: Information sought on John Child b about 1730 Emley area of Yorkshire, wife Elizabeth Firth.
Surnames: Child
Submitted by: Walter_Jakeman

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Origin: I have been told it is a Lithuanian name.
Surnames: Buchinski
Submitted by: Butch

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Origin: This name was born in West Romania
1000 years ago
and the most popular meaning of this name is Great man, Power , Leader.
Surnames: Ursachi
Submitted by: Ursachi

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Origin: Cavicchia is known in Italy to be a type of gardening tool.
Surnames: Cavicchia
Submitted by: Linda Cavicchia

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Origin: William & Sarah Hutchinson had lived in Brown County, Texas where my grandfather Joseph was born; Dec. 24, 1879. I know my Great Grandmother Sarah was living in Oklahoma, at the time my Grandfather died in 1935. Any information on the Texas data is greatly appreciated.
Surnames: Hutchinson
Submitted by: Carol (Hutchison) McCollough

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Origin: Giuseppe Malanchino arrived in 1921, in Sao Paulo, Brasil, from Italy.
Surnames: Malanchino
Submitted by: eliane

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Origin: Extensive one name study of all Beeching and similar names eg Beaching(not Beauchamp) worldwide. These originate in Kent and East Sussex. Own line starts with Charity Beeching (male) in Ashburnham Sussex in early 18th century.
Surnames: Beeching
Submitted by: Dr Nick Beeching

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Origin: Theodor- from the Berlin, Germany area
Surnames: Schiefelbein
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Origin: There are several names in this country of like pronunciation, and only slightly diverse spelling, Yokum, Yocum, Yoakum, Joachim, and perhaps others, which it seems probable are of common Swedish origin. It is reasonable to suppose that all bearing these names are descendants of one ancestor.%0a%0aOne of the almost forgotten chapters of modern and American history concerns the short-lived effort of Sweden to be a colonizing power. In the early days after the discovery of America, the active days of English, Spanish, French, and Dutch enterprise in exploration and expansion, Sweden also sought to have a part in the unfolding possibilities of empire. Their military power and energy were not equal to permanent and successful conduct of the enterprise, but New Sweden once lay near the Delaware, and several remains of this short-lived Swedish colony are still to be found in Delaware and in Philadelphia. To this part of history the present family owes its American transplantation.%0a%0a(I) Peter Joachim, the founder of this family, came from Sweden, and helped to establish the Wicaco settlement, near Philadelphia, several years before the coming of William Penn, when the country along the Delaware was New Sweden. After Penn laid out his city History of West Virginia
Surnames: Yokum, Yocum, Yoakum, Joachim
Submitted by: History of West Virginia

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Origin: Occhiogrosso means "big eyes" in Italian
Surnames: Occhiogrosso
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Origin: CHIDOLUE, IS A PRAYER THAT GOD FOR LONG LIFE, INFACT ITS MORE THAN A PRAYER, ITS AN AFFIRMATION. ITS A COMPOUND WORD MADE OF THREE WORDS, THE LAST ONE HOWEVER IS SORT OF EXPUNGED FROM IT. FOR ITS ASSUMED THAT PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE NAME REPRESENTS.
CHI-DOLUE; CHI= GOD, DOLUE= WILL KEEP ME
INEFFECT THE AFFIRMATION HERE IS THAT GOD WILL KEEP ME ALIVE, DESPITE WHATEVER.
Surnames: CHIDOLUE
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Origin: The origin is from the italian Capuchin Monks. That's about all i know...oh, anbd one of them created Cappuccino. So the spelling evolved to Capuchino later on.
Surnames: capuchino
Submitted by: Anissa

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Origin: The same as Erchenbald, a powerful, bold, and speedy learner or observer. In the Gaelic this name is called Gillespie--a favorite name with the Scotch.
Surnames: Archibald
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Origin: A parish in Ayrshire, Scotland. The etymology of the name may be found in the Gaelic Ach, an elevation, a mound, or round hill, generally level at the top; and leac, a flat stone, a tombstone. In several parts of Ayrshire may be traced the remains of cairns, encampments, and Druidical circles. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship.
Surnames: Auchinleck
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Origin: Italy
Surnames: michieli
Submitted by: Gloria

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Origin: The meaning of Marchione is Marchionese or Marchioness. Which means a lady having in her own right the rank equal to that of a marquis.
Surnames: Marchione
Submitted by: Susan

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Origin: Chiche

French origin means mean, close, stingy, thin
Surnames: Chiche
Submitted by: glitz

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Origin: Possibly from a village named Manchikalapudi near Duggirala in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Surnames: manchikalapudi
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Origin: Possibly from a village named Manchikalapudi near Duggirala in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Surnames: manchi
Submitted by: Ram

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Origin: piana degli albanesi (sicily)
Surnames: schiada
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Origin: "Chi" in the chinese tradition refers to "lifeforce" or "vital energy".
Surnames: Chi
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Origin: Slave
Originates from Sicily.
Other forms:
Schiavi (slaves)
Schiava (female slave)
Surnames: Schiavo
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Origin: Old English meaning "Gravelly Nook"
Surnames: chisnall
Submitted by: i chisnall

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Origin: I have found that the name mustacchio traced back to Contessa Sicily and the usual "referred to a person with very nicely trimmed facial hair /vanity"
Surnames: Mustacchio
Submitted by: Kris Mustacchio

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Origin: There are at least three possible Celtic origins of the Chinn family name; these being;

Chinn in Irish celtic means "head"

Chinne on the coast of Wales refers to an inlet or wash where the sea flows into a river or channel amongst the rocky cliffs

Chynne in old Celtic meaning "of the valley"

Common spellings of the name are CHINN, CHIN, CHINNE, CHYNNE, CHEIN, DE CHYNNE and DE CHYNE

By my record the family arrived from Normandy as the family "de Chynne", the Norman pronunciation of the time, circa the arrival of William the conqueror (mid C11). There are several Chinn coats of arms, that depicted above being associated with the Devonshire branch of the family, and granted while on campaign cir. 1265 in Tournais, Belgium.

There are records of de Chynne also having been in Scotland as part of the unification of that territory, but the Scottish de Chynne's do not appear to have any connection to the present family, having arrived much later (circa 15th / 16th century).

The Chinn's are found throughout south western England, primarily in Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Devonshire and Wiltshire. The Chinn ancestral family home is purported to be located in Cornwall, though I have not determined where exactly this may be found. Since their origins in south western England, the Chinn's have emigrated and are now found across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

While my account above addresses the Celtic origins of the name, it is the Chinese derivation which is probably best known. In 221 B.C the ruler of the western Chinese state of Qin [pronounced Ch'in] subjugated the last of six major states of Eastern Zhou and unified China. He took the title Shi Huangdi (First Emperor). The Qin Dynasty made an indelible mark on the future of China. The English "China" is derived from this as well as the anglicized version of the name Chin. There is also an Asian derivation the name anglicized as Chinn, though less common than the former spelling.
Surnames: Chinn, Chin, Chinne, Chynne, Chein, De Chynne, De Chyne
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Origin: Harness Maker - Old German
Family origin - Marienburg, Prussia (Malbork, Poland)
Surnames: Schirrmacher
Submitted by: Ann Gegan

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Origin: hutchins
Surnames: hutchins
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Origin: france
Surnames: childeroy
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