Total Records: 306
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Prior to the 19th Century the name seems to have been most prevalent on the East coast of England especially in Northumberland/Durham and Norfolk.
Surnames: Softley, Softly
Submitted by: Rosemary Cave |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The Ogham word for the Holly tree is Tinne.
Surnames: Tinney
Submitted by: Angela L. Tinney |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: To further on an early explaination that 'Shipley' means 'a meadow for sheep' it comes from two parts : Sheep and Lea... A sheep is obviously a sheep, and a 'lea' is the Scottish and/or Irish word for 'meadow.' This surname originated with the shepards of Scotland, and they seemed to have migrated to England, and thus the name now has an English descent pattern attached to it!! :)
Surnames: Shipley
Submitted by: Angela Mia Shipley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Meyerink from Dutch origin. Meijer meaning miller, ink being centre of a village.
Surnames: Meiering, Meierink, Meijering, Meijerink, Meyerink
Submitted by: ans |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Descendents of Hamon de Macei named for La Fert' Mace' in Normandy, France is believed to have accompanied William the Conquerer to England. A descendent Hugh Massey emigrated to Ireland as a soldier in 1641.%0a%0a'My Massey Family in England' by Judge Frank Massey%0a%0apublished by KING and MASSEY in Fort Worth, Texas, 1974.
Surnames: Mace', Maci, Macy, Mascy, Masei, Massey, Massy
Submitted by: April McNew |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: From Bojer, a Celtic tribe - the name 'Bohemia' comes from Bojohemum; 'person from Bavaria' at early formation of surnames, but now all over.
Surnames: Baier, Bayer, Beier, Beyer, Boyer
Submitted by: Barbara V. Smith |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The name Shipley means 'pasture for sheep', or ' a clearing in the woods for sheep'.
Surnames: Shipley
Submitted by: Bill and Valerie Shipley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: I was told by a george selley in england that the name selley in england is from devon and cornwall. he also says that the name originated from 2 brothers that were saddle makers and in french is pronounced salliea. spelled sellier or sellere meaning saddlemaker. so he says they came to uk with william the conqueror. there are other selley people from germany-no relation they are selle and add a y. george selleys job was govt. workers genealogy.
Surnames: Celly, Sealie, Sealy, Seeley, Seely, Selley, Zully
Submitted by: bill selley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The surname came from the middle counties of Ireland. It is one of the oldest surnames in Ireland dating back to the old Irish kings. Depending where you are in Ireland it can mean the fisher folk, the most dependable or the ones who leave a mess behind. It is a very common name in both the middle and northern counties.
Surnames: Coigley, O'coigley, O'quigley, Quigley, Quigleye
Submitted by: Bob Quigley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: In terms of meaning it is no different than Mac/Mckenzie. Mckenney is sept of the Clan McKenzie and if you're a McKenney than you belong historically to that clan.
Surnames: Mackenney, Mckenney, Mckinney
Submitted by: Brian McKenney |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Believed to be of Irish origin, it is said that the person would have lived on mossey ground.
Surnames: Moss, Mossey
Submitted by: carol parry |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: I was told by a relative that our family's name was originally 'Schelle', and our people were originally from Switzerland. They moved on to Germany, and finally to the United States, in search of religious freedom. The name was anglicized to Shelly.
Surnames: Schelle, Shelley
Submitted by: Carrie Shelly |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: One meaning of the name is an area of bent grass.
Surnames: Bentley, Bently
Submitted by: Charles John Bentley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Angela Gernaey from UK told me her family changed the name when they moved to the UK; it was 'Gernaey' when in Belgium; then in the UK, they used 'Gurney' because of simplicity of spelling. She has retained the original.
Surnames: Gernaey, Gernay, Gurney
Submitted by: Corinne G. Doden |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Day is an English and Irish name that originates in several forms: as an English variation of David -- a common pet form of the name; as a patronymic name derived from the Middle English given name Daye from Old English d?g = day or the given name D?gberht ; as an Irish patronymic name Anglicized from ? De?ghaidh , meaning 'descendant of De?ghadh ' whose name meant 'good luck.' Daye, Dey, D'Eye, Daykin, Dakin, Deyes, Dayson, Deason, Dayman are other forms of the name.
Surnames: D'eye, Dakin, Day, Daye, Daykin, Dayman, Dayson, Deason, Dey, Deyes
Submitted by: Dale Deason |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: It is an early germanic surname that means two Gousehawks. These vulture type birds were used in early midevil days as a hunting birds.
Surnames: Geyer
Submitted by: Daniel Geyer |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: There was a gentelman from England that was given som property and that property became known Worsley England. He was known as the Earl of Worsley.This is info I have received several years ago from someone in England, however, I can not recall that name at this time. All of my fathers family came from that area in England.
Surnames: Worsley
Submitted by: Dean Worsley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Three seperate clans either meaning, victorious or fox.
Surnames: Karney, Carney, Cairney, Kearney
Submitted by: Donal Kearney - Cinel Owen |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Parsley, according to my research is either a place name(saxon: Parr's leah, or Parr's grove), or a variant on Pashley, Paisley, Paslow, or Presley. The English name seems to be from northern England and southern Scotland, however, its also rumored to be Irish. There is also a group of Parsleys from Norway, but I have no knowledge if the two are connected. In the United States, Parsley is most often found in the southeast, around Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest American reference I found to the name was a death certificate from Virginia dated c.1720
Surnames: Paisley, Parsley, Pashley, Paslow, Presley
Submitted by: Donald Parsley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Bauer-lein means peasant farmer, flax.Surnames were required to identify individuals for tax purposes sometime around the years1300-1400 and are identified in church recordsaccording to my reference (Howard Barnhart). He wrote a booklet on Andreas Byerly(Bauerlein) in April, 1991.
Surnames: Bauerlein, Beyerly, Bierle, Bierly, Byerly
Submitted by: dorothy srembo |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: English, most likely descended from the Normans around 1100.
Surnames: Matinglee, Matingley, Mattingley, Mattingly
Submitted by: E. Mattingly |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Belived to have origanated in the north of England. The orig. spelling meaning island, or surrounded by water such as a mote in the town of Eye.
Surnames: Aie, Aye, Ey, Eye
Submitted by: Everett G. Eye |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The surname originated in Northern Ireland and has many variants.
Surnames: Comaskey, Comiskey
Submitted by: Fiona Hair |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: It is my understanding, from family lore and a bit of research, that 'my' Hueys emigrated from County Antrim Ireland. My immigrant ancestor, William Huey, nee Huet, arrived in Chester County, PA in about 1700. The name is said to have originally been Huguenot. My semi-educated guess is that the family went from France to Scotland ( the 'auld alliance')for a few generations, then became a part of the Protestant 'Plantations' in Northern Ireland, which cause so much grief to this day. I like to think old William had the good sense to get out before things got out of hand. My descent from William goes; James, William II, Jacob, Pennock, Joseph, Joseph, Jr., JWHIII.
Surnames: Huet, Huey
Submitted by: J.(oseph) Wistar Huey III |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: England--Suffolk, Cambridgeshire then to Canada
Surnames: Peachey
Submitted by: James Peachey |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: DuBreuil is a derivation from old French Breuil = Marshy woodlands.
Surnames: Dubreuil, Dubrey, Dubray
Submitted by: Jane M Venne |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Name: McGimpsey From Gaelic: MacDiomasaigh, O'Diomasaighe. These names came from the Irish word 'Diomusach' meaning proud, haughty, or arrogant.Origin : IrelandThe name McGimpsey occurred in many references, but from time to time, the surname was said to have been recorded as Dempsey, O'Dempsey, Dempsy, Dempsay, Dempsie, and these changes in spelling frequently occurred with the sept. It was not uncommon for a person to be born with one spelling, married with another, and have yet another at his wake. Dempsey is the English version. McGimpsey is the Irish version.Historians have used books by O'Hart, McLysaght, O'Brien, Woulfe along with baptismals, parish records, and ancient land grants to compile the origin of this family name.Researchers have concluded that the family name McGimpsey was first found in King's County, Ireland. Some have said first in Queen's County, Ireland.The Dempseys were associated with the second century Irish King, Cathair Mor. The Dempsey territory included territory on both sides of the River Barrow in the King's and Queen's Counties. Dermot O'Dempsey died in 1193. He was Chief of the Name, and founded the Cistercian Abbey at Moasterevan.After the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland tJLMcGimsey@aol.comJoe McGimsey
Surnames: Dempsay, Dempsey, Dempsie, Dempsy, McGimpsey, McGimsey, McGimsie, McJimsey, O'Dempsey
Submitted by: Joe McGimsey |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: I have always been told that the name Pixley began as a Welsh place name. As the letter X comes from Latin, I would assume (with nothing to base this on) that the spelling may have changed somewhere along the line (depending upon *when* the name originated). Hope this helps.
Surnames: Pixley
Submitted by: Jon Pixley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The original family name was Fielding - it was changed during the immigration process to Feeley - because the immigration authorities couldn't understand my Irish forefather's brough and he evidently was unable to read. This as far as I know took place during the Potato Famine - Joseph Fielding emigrated from Belfast area of Ireland .
Surnames: Feeley, Fielding
Submitted by: Kate Sevigny |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Surname is from Scotland. McLuckie's origionated from one family. They were members of the cland McDougal and Lamont. During the uprising of the Bonnie prince, many changed their names to Brown, whote, etc. to escape persecution, or they simply moved to new lands.
Surnames: Mcluckey, Mcluckie, Mclucky
Submitted by: Kathy McLuckie Davis |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Looney comes from the Isle of Man. It is of Irish /English descent.
Surnames: Looney
Submitted by: Kathy Schritter |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: The Remy name originates from 1500 ad Lorraine France. Protestant's were driven to England and then to the United States fleeing persecution from the French Catholics. Many descendants of these 'Remy's' spell there name Ramey. I have also seen variations of Ramy, Reamy, Rhamy, and Renny.
Surnames: Ramey, Ramy, Reamy, Remy, Renny, Rhamy
Submitted by: Kelly Remy |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: Crawley (and Crowley) is a corruption of Crow-Ann-Lea, meaning that the first people of the name Crawley (and Crowley) lived on the crow (shady) side of Lea Hill, which is somewhere in England.
Surnames: Crawley, Crowley
Submitted by: Kimberly Crawley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: My understanding is that 'Rackley' is of Welsh origin. It was used to refer to those from Rackle Lee, a meadow in Wales.
Surnames: Rackley
Submitted by: Layne Rackley |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: I know that my grandfather Utley's family came from Blackpool, England. I emailed the city website asking them for information on people with the last name Utley who live there, and they wrote back saying there were way too many to name. I assume that even if it isn't the origin of the name it is at least somewhere where it has been quite widely established.
Surnames: Utley
Submitted by: Lizzie Floyd |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: From records I have looked into at the LDS Genealogy Library, there are Cudner/ Cudney families that came from Wales.
Surnames: Cudner, Cudney
Submitted by: Marilyn Cudney VanHoose |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: in Wales as Mayleror Meyler about 1100 then to Ireland to the county Wexford--John Meeler wes costodian of the peace of Dumcormack 1327-1377-About 1653 Thomas Meeler came to Va,-Henrico county-- His son Nicholas and maybe brother Peter is the beginning of the Meeler- Mealer familr that is now commmmon in the south with both names still in southern Va even tho they may be cousins.
Surnames: Mealear, Mealer, Mealor, Meeler, Meler, Meyler
Submitted by: meeler |
Origin of Ey, Meaning of Ey
Origin: O Tonnaigh (tonnach has several meanings: billowy from 'tonn', wave; also glittering). A branch of the Cenel Conaill located at the border of Counties Sligo and Donegal (Ireland). It is now found more in County Mayo. Definition taken from 'The Surnames of Ireland', Irish Academic Press 1980.
Surnames: O'tunney, Tunney
Submitted by: Megan Butel |
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