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Origin of Leg Total Records: 19  Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: The surname Legge can be traced back to ancient Rome. The gens Atia was a powerful scribal family in Rome. From it descended the Traversari family taking its name from a castle biult in 476 A.D. by Teodoro, the prefect of Ravenna who was the founder of the family. Around the 1100's the Traversari family became powerful lawyers,senators and judges. Because of this,their name was changed to Traversari dalla Legge meaning Traversari of the Law due to their involvement in law. There name was eventullaly shortened to da Legge in Ravenna and other parts of Italy and England, and da Lezze in Venice. All were eventually shortened to Legge. Surnames: Legg, Legge Submitted by: Richard Legge Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Vincenzo Pellegrino, my paternal Grandfather, emigratewd from San Fele, Basilicata in the 1800's. I do not have exact date. He resided in Buffalo New York but am unable to locate place of death nor burial site. Surnames: Pelegrino, Peligrino, Pellegrini, Pellegrino Submitted by: Robert Pellegrine(o) Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: As far as I know this name is Scotch-Irish. I have traced it back with the help of many others to William M Gallegly of Glascow or Perth Scotland who was born in 1740 and married Hannah Garner on June 25, 1764 in Cumberland County, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the Dutch Reform Church. We think these are the ancestors of all Gallegly's in America now but not sure. I was told that Gallegly in its original Gaelic form which is quite unlike its present form means 'servant of the young warrior'. I would like to know more and am working on that now. Surnames: Gallegly Submitted by: Paulette Gallegly Buche Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: The name is is traced to George Lygon Father of Sir Richard Lygon of England and means 'wolf-shaft spear'. Surnames: Leagan, Leagans, Legans, Liggins, Liggons, Ligon, Lygon Submitted by: Mrs. Jim R. Legans Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: A George Hillegass (circa 1746-1814), who was born in Sinsheim, Baden Germany and migrated with his parents to America. He was the son of Peter Hillegass who was descended from Hans Peter and Anna (Triegel) Hillegass of Sinsheim. George migrated to Fayette County, PA where we see the spelling 'Hillegass'. However around 1787 he moved to what is now Fleming County, KY. It was at that time that the spelling of his surname appeared as 'Hilligoss'. It is not clear why the spelling was changed. However to this day his descendants maintain that spelling. Surnames: Hilligoss, Hillegass Submitted by: Russell K. Hillegass, Jr. Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Montbelliard, France years 1400's. Lunemburg Nova Scotia 1750's. Surnames: Lagarce, Legarce Submitted by: lagarce Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Researching the entire Acadian Leger family. Surnames: Leger Submitted by: Paul Leger Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: From the areas of Arundel, Chichester and Portsmouth in the southeast of England Surnames: leggett Submitted by: John Fogden Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Looking for decendents of Emery & Alice (White) Legassie of Berlin, NH. Surnames: Legassie Submitted by: Cindy Balint Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Information sought on Clegg family headed by Thomas Clegg b 1827 in Rochdale, Lancs, Wife Martha Surnames: Clegg Submitted by: Walter_Jakeman Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Looking for additional genealogy information European Ancestors. Surnames: Zuleger Submitted by: Chuck Zuleger Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Legler is a Russian name meaning barrel or stave maker Surnames: Legler Submitted by: Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: The surname CUMBERBATCH originates from COMBERBACH a place in Cheshire, England Surnames: Cumberbatch, Comberbatch, Cumberpatch, Cumberlege, Cumberledge Submitted by: Bob Cumberbatch Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Baggilegh Old English origin Baguley means Badger Wood Variants: Baguley, Baggiley Surnames: Baggilegh Submitted by: glitz Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Warkeslegh Warkes English origin means work Legh Middle English origin means meadow Warkeslegh means works in the meadow Surnames: Warkeslegh Submitted by: glitz Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: The direct translation of the surname Pellegrino is "pilgrim" Surnames: Pellegrino Submitted by: Gina Pellegrino Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Rael: A contraction of the biblical names "Raphael" and "Rachael". Surnames: Rael (Gallegos) Submitted by: Daniel J. Rael Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: Schlegel simply means the tool of a miner. One coat of arms (from Silesia /Schlesien) shows such hammer. Surnames: Schlegel Submitted by: Hartmut Markert Origin of Leg, Meaning of Leg Origin: The English name Hurley and Earle are thought originate from the Manor of Erley sometimes written as Erlegh, Erleigh, Earley or Hurley, in the hundred of Sonning in Berkshire. Indeed, there are so many spelling variations as to render Hurley a name impossible to spell incorrectly. In its principal variants it consists of two syllables, Er and L�, the exact spelling and pronunciation of which varied from locality to locality, with dialect and over time. Some variants in spelling include Urly, Hearley, Herlihey, Hordle and even Yearsley, with more recent evolutions tending to shorten the name, primarily to Earl and Hurl. In the mid 11th century, Hurley, and several Manors around, were held by virtue of his service by the high ranking Saxon noble, �sgar, the Master of Horse (or Marshall) to the King, Edward the Confessor. Recorded as �Herlei� in the Doomsday book of 1086, the manor was then amongst many estates held by Geoffrey de Mandeville, a famous soldier who had been with William the Conqueror at Hastings in 1066. The manor comprised 14 hides less one virgate, totalling about 1,650 acres of cultivatable land, With land for 18 ploughs, a church, two fisheries, 20 acres of meadow, woodland for 5 pigs (piggeries), and a mill rendering 20 shillings, the whole then being worth �12. In demesne (the lord�s private lands) there were 4 ploughs (up to 32 oxen, each plough requiring 2 teams of 4 oxen). The population consisted of 25 villans and 12 cottars with 15 ploughs (up to 180 oxen), and 10 slaves. Villans were tenant farmers or smallholders, who occupied about 30 acres each in payment for weekday labour on the Lords lands. Cottars were free men, usually the local craftsmen, such as the smith, the carpenter or the potter, and perhaps in this manor, the �plough-wright�. The number of people identified, are thought to be heads of households, and indicate a total population of about 200 people. The numbers of ploughs and dearth of grazing animals informs us that the land was primary given over to the cultivation of crops. The exact origin of old names is difficult to discern. Some contend that the name Erley was derived from an abbreviation of the Old Saxon �Erne� meaning eagle and �ley� meaning wood or clearing, to give the name �Eaglewood�. �Ley� or �lea� is a widely used name suffix in the Saxon hundreds, and is usually interpreted as �meadow�, �open land� or �field�. It derives from the practice of allowing land to lay fallow in early crop rotation practice. Such land would be �ley-lond�. In times past, small birds of prey such as kestrels and kites would be common, hovering over open cultivated land in search of voles and harvest mice. There being few words at that time to differentiate between a kite and a true eagle, the name could have been derived from �Eagle-meadow�. This was likely how the name �Ernley� originated, but �Erley�? Given the nature of the physical situation of Hurley being valley bottom land and not a natural habitat for large birds of prey, the name Erley, likely comes from the Old Saxon �Er� meaning an �Ear� but also meaning an �Ear of Corn�. �Ering lond� meant �corn land� or �plough land�. �Erian� meant to plough. So the name Erley more likely means �Cornfield�, a suitable name for this area of fertile arable land. Other names local to the village of Hurley are �Mill Lane�, �Shepards Lane� and �Honey Lane�, indicate it to have long been a place of good farming. Hurley Manor known as �La Halle� in 1234, was disposed of in 1362 to Hurley Priory. With the dissolution, Hurley and its charters were conveyed to Westminster Abbey. Richard Leighton, who surveyed the priory for Henry VIII, was impressed by the high standard of farming in the area. The Manor, built over by a substantive stately home in subsequent years and now named Halls Place, is home to Berkshire College of Agriculture. Surnames: Erleigh Erlegh Erle Earle Earley Early Earl Hurley Submitted by: Peter Hurley 2/15/2012 8:39 PM Page 1 of 1

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