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Origin of Eye Total Records: 21  Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye 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 Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: The surname eye is a very old name in different spelling's dating back to at least 67 A.D. I am currently doing research in Civil War Archives, and English Archives there are two towns in England named Eye,and probably more. I haven't gotten into the England Historical Archives yet. Surnames: Eye, Aye, Aie, Ay, Ey, Iye Submitted by: Everett G. Eye Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Augenstein brothers left Germany in 1751, and landed in America. Some changed their name to Eyestone. I have a Complete Genelogy from J.Bruce Eyestone compiled in 1943. Surnames: Eyestone, Augenstein Submitted by: Ray Augenstein Eyestone Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Looking for three brothers of Henry Bernard MEYERING. Henry was born circa. 1857 in Germany. Married Mary Breckman or Brockman, had children and resided in St. Louis, Mo. Henry died in 1910. Surnames: Meyering Submitted by: Helen Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: William Henry Bokemeyer came to America from Hanover, Germany. Born 1836 in Hanover, Germany. Would like to contact anyone in Germany that might have William Henry Bokemeyer among their records, family, etc. Thanks, Elizabeth Bokemeyer rkbeb@bluebonnet.net U.S.A. Surnames: Bokemeyer Submitted by: Elizabeth Bokemeyer Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Looking for information on BEYERLE family from Jefferson Co., NY: Jacob D. Beyerle and descendants and ancestors. Surnames: Beyerle Submitted by: Jason S Colflesh Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Weyenberg family from provinces Gelderland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg in the Netherlands Surnames: Weyenberg Submitted by: Rob Waayenberg Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Searching all EVERSMEYER families in the US and Germany. Surnames: Eversmeyer Submitted by: Leanna Eversmeyer Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Bernhard Robert Emil BEYER b.1829 Posen, Prussia,[parents Carl Heinrich Beyer and Anna Maria Fraixiu],left Hamburg for Australia,arr.Feb.1849 on 'Goddefroy.' Marr. Ann Williams an Irish orphan 1853 Melb.They had 8 chn all living in Victoria,Australia. Surnames: BEYER Submitted by: Pat Crothers Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: John,August,Augusta,Jane, Margaret,Annie, children of William and Annie Meyer born in U.K. 1865 to 1878 Surnames: Meyer Submitted by: Irene Shaw Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Trying to trace my Rappleyea line back to Joris Jansen Rapalje. I want to know which of his sons my family descended from. The farthest back I can go is to a David Rappleyea b.1793 in New York. Married Effie VanSlyke. Lived in Erie County. Once owned land in Amherst. One of his sons was Isaac Rappleyea b. 1820 Tonawanda. Married Phoebe Teachout. Anyone out there have my David on back? Surnames: Rappleyea Submitted by: Shelly Jay Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer. Meier and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany, while Maier and Mayer are found more frequently in Southern Germany. Surname Origin: German Alternate Surname Spellings: MEIER, MAYER, MAIER, MIER, MEIR (from about.com) Surnames: Meyer Submitted by: Marc Meyer Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: It is an ancient surname from the Franconian kingdom (today part of Bavaria, Germany). It actually means "vulture", and it equivalent to the modern german word "geier" (it has the same sound). Yo can find it as "gayer", "gaier", "geyer", "geier", or "gyr" (this last one is the original franconian word) Surnames: Gayer, Geyer, Geier, Gaier, Gyr Submitted by: Carlos Gayer Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Holland Surnames: Nymeyer Submitted by: Origin of Eye, Meaning of Eye Origin: Reuter Surnames: Reuter, Esch, Noe, Meyers Submitted by: Helen 10/11/2008 11:48 AM Page 1 of 1

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