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Origin of Li Total Records: 306  Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: History and Territory of Clann O'Hanlon: originally the Ua'h-Anluain sept. Surnames: HANLON, O'HANLON, Hanlan, Hanlen, Hanlin, Hanlyn, Handlon, Handlen, Handlan, Handlyn, Hanlin Submitted by: Annemarie Bruinsma Hanlon Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Our research indicates that the surname NOBLIN is from France, having developed in the Brie area, East of Paris. I have corresponded with a researcher in France who has two NOBLINs in his line, and this is his conclusion based on evidence developed in France. Surnames: Noblin Submitted by: Al Noblin Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Dutch or German Immigrants came from area of Bergen County, New Jersey. spread to West Milford , N.J. and into Penn. Name shortened after fourth generation to Pulis Surnames: Pulis, Pulisfelt, Pulisvelt, Vanpulisvelt Submitted by: Albert E. Hooper Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Gilmour 1133-56 Black (Cu); Richard Gilemor 1228 FFHu; Gillechad Gillamor 1304 Black. Ir, Gael Gille Moire'servant of (the Virgin) Mary'. William de Gyllingmor 13th Guisb (Y) From Gillamoor (NRYorks).Black is the individual who compiled the book. Cu. stands for Cumberland . Y stands for Yorkshire FFHu stands for French Huguenot. Ir. is Irish. I have also found Gallimore listed as meaning 'dweller at or near the foreigner's moore. Surnames: Gallimore, Gilemor, Gillmor, Gillmore, Gilmer, Gilmore, Gilmour Submitted by: Anna Gallimore Williams Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Maker of bells and swords Surnames: Clingman, Klingaman, Klingeman, Klingman Submitted by: Annette Klingman Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Ireland Surnames: Redmond, Dwyer, O'Dwyer, Magee, Coghlan, Coglin, Coughlin, Coglan, Coughlan, Shields, Malone Submitted by: Arthur C Redmond Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Not sure, I've been told it is an Italian name from the Calabria region. Surnames: Gigliotti Submitted by: Barbara Gillette Chambers Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: English people tired of Scotts invading their lands on Northern border. Brought in people from Norway. Gave them the land. Called them Medland or Middle man or Middle land. Surnames: Medlin Submitted by: Betty Lynch Origin of Li, Meaning of Li 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 Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Sallier was of French Hugenot origin. Surnames: Salier, Sallier, Salyer Submitted by: Bobbi Salyer Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: It originates from the Orkney islands in the Scottish region of the UK it is probably Scandanavian in origin Surnames: Linklater, Linkletter Submitted by: Dave Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: According to J. G. Fucilla (an authority on surnames) the possible origins of the surname is that it is found to be originally classed as a nickname for someone with a defect of the eyes, such as a one eyed man or someone with a squint, so called in Latin 'Malo' meaning as a sickness and 'Ochi' meaning eye.?The Magliocco's are accounted among the ancient Barons and feudal lords of the Kingdom of Naples.? In 1589 Nicola Giacoma Magliocco, Doctor of Laws, claimed the rights of his family to the privileges of the nobility. The Magliocco's also belonged to the noble classes of Frosinone. In 1718 Guilio Magliocco was one of the Priors in the council of the city of Frosinone. There is still a large concentration of Magliocco's to be found in the province of Frosinone to this day. ? The name can also be found in Siracusa (Sicily) in reasonable numbers. The Magliocco's who settled in Ireland are all from the village of Casalattico in the province of Frosinone. Surnames: Magliocco Submitted by: Dominic Magliocco Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Families are IRISH from the original spelling of: Grealis Grealish Grayless Gradeless. Surnames: Gradeless, Grayless, Grealish Submitted by: Donald E. Gradeless Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Hickenloopers first came to America from Mittleschlechtbach, Germany in October 1754. The ship 'Peggy' on which Andreas Heckenleib arrived in this country sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, thus many think the name is Dutch. I have been told the name means 'hedge-hopper/thief.' I understand there are still Heckenliables in Germany today. Some Heckenliables ventured through eastern Europe and Russia first, before coming to America. When they arrived they called themselves Heckenlively. Surnames: Heckenlaible, Heckenleib, Heckenlively, Hickenlooper, Hickenloover Submitted by: Emily Dikis Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Surname Klime? is common in Czech republik, especilay in South Bohemia. Surnames: Klimas, Klime Submitted by: Franti?ek Klime Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Lancashire, England. At a bend of the Irwell River was the family seat; manor and tower now in ruins. The river was banked by red cliffs, now much lower than before. Thus Radcliff/Radclyffe = 'red cliff. Surnames: Radcliff, Radcliffe, Ratcliff, Ratliff Submitted by: Gary Radcliffe Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: It's roots are in Sicily Surnames: Lima Submitted by: George Ippolito Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: LYTLE is from Dumfrieshire, Scotland. Surnames: Liddle, Lightle, Litel, Little, Lytel, Lytle Submitted by: Geraldine Lytle Martinez Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: The Devlin name is most prominent in Northern Ireland, with more Devlin's in Tyrone than any other County. Surnames: Devlin Submitted by: Gerry Devlin Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Origin of surname is believed to be man from Tyrol or Tyroliger. As the language changed this became Trollinger. Some anecdotal evidence can be found in the wine grape known as Trollinger which produces a wine similar in taste to a chianti. The ealy church books in Ellmendingen, beginning 1618 have the spelling as Drollinger. Surnames: Drollinger Submitted by: Gordon L. Drollinger Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: French name can only trace back to Jersey. Surnames: Jolin, Jollin Submitted by: HEATHER JOLIN Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: The name comes from Numa Pompilius. He was the second king of Rome (r. 715-673 BC). Of Sabine origin, he was regarded by later Romans as the wisest and most pious of their seven traditional kings. To Numa were attributed the reformation of the calendar, the reorganization of the state religion, the regulation of religious rites and ceremonies, the organization of the several sacerdotal colleges, and the establishment of the system of sacral law. Surnames: Pompilio, Pompilius Submitted by: James D. Pompilio Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: (from 'Clan Hamilton, scotclans.com')%0a%0aOrigin of Name: Placename, England - Hambledon%0a%0aMotto: Through%0a%0aLands: Renfrewshire, Arran%0a%0aTaking the name of a town in England, a Norman named Walter Fitz-Gilbert of Hambledon, moved to Renfrewshire. He is first mentioned in a 1294 charter given to Paisley monestary giving the privelege of fishing for herring in the Clyde, to which he is a witness. Later, during the Wars of Independence, Fitz-Gilbert was governor of Bothwell Castle on behalf of the English, but he came across to Bruce's side and was rewarded with a portion of confiscated Comyn lands. Surnames: Gaelic, Hamilton, Hamultun Submitted by: Jami DeBaca Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Italian, americanized from SCORDOMAGLIA and SCORDAMAGLIA Surnames: Scardina, Scardino, Scordamaglia, Scordomaglia Submitted by: JOE SCARDINA Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: The Blick surname came from Luxembourg and Germany Surnames: Blick Submitted by: Kathy Shivers Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: CLIZBE: Name shared by several small towns in the North of England, all located within the Danelaw (the area conquered by the Vikings). Origin prob. 'Clea's by' meaning the settlement (by) belonging to Clea (a Viking name). Surnames: Clipsby, Clisbe, Clisbi, Clisbie, Clisby, Clizbe Submitted by: Kent Clizbe Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: It is believed that the name originates from the village of Billington in Lancashire, although I am not sure when the name first appeared. Surnames: Billington Submitted by: Linda Billington Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Scottish pond in a meadow Surnames: Medlin Submitted by: Linda K. Medlin Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: It is my understanding that it means from Wiltshire (if you are of English desent) or son of Williard/Williarhd (sp) if you are of German desent. Surnames: Williard, Wilt, Wiltshire, Wiltz Submitted by: Lori Bee (formerly Wilt) Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Zech would be German. Zechlinski would be Polish, probably originating in the part of Poland occupied by Prussia in the 1800's. Surnames: Zech, Zechlinski Submitted by: Mary Ann Bergevin Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Linde was the name of the linde tree and any connection to that may have been taken by the person, example, there were Linder gun manufacturers in the 12th century who may have worked the linde tree into gun stocks. The suffix, ner, refered to those that lived in the northern part of the country. This information was found in a book at the air force library in Guam by my brother. Unfortunately, he does not remember the title nor publisher of the book Surnames: Lindner Submitted by: Randy Lindner Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Name originated in Scotland. This is the descendants of Gillies of Scotland. Gillespie is a member of the Clan Chattan and also Clan McPherson Surnames: Gillespie, Gillespy, Gillies Submitted by: Ray Carpenter Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Lichten - light berg - mountain or hill. Surnames: Lichtenberger, Lighthill Submitted by: Richard Lighthill Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Seibert has it's origins as a Germanic Patronymic name. It has 40 some-odd variations in spelling and pronunciation. It's original spelling came from two root words, 'siege' and 'beraht', meaning 'victorious & brilliant one, famous'. These two words combined, create the earliest common form of 'Siegbert'. Before World War I and during the Austrian Monarchy, it 'became' predominitely a 'Jewish' name, and for that reason was eventually avoided by non- Jews. It is often confused with the more common name of 'Siegfried', which means 'victory & peace'. Names such as these are cate- gorized as the 'victory' names, used to depict terms of battle or warfare.... Siegbert: Victory-Bright Siegfried: Victory-Peace Sigismund/Sigmond: Victory- Mountain These names are now commonly depicted as Seibert, Siefert, Simmonds, & Simon.... As a Jewish name, these are possibly descriptive of the tribe of Simeon(Shimon)... commonly the Jews used the 1st sylabble of a German name to depict the tribe they were thought to be from, in this case the Hebrew letter 'Shin'. Surnames: Segerbarth, Seiber, Seiberlich, Seibert, Sibert, Siebens, Siebert, Siebertz, Siebken, Siegbert, Siegbrecht, Zeibert Submitted by: Robert C. Seibert Origin of Li, Meaning of Li 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 Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Puerto Rican hertitage. Origin appears to be from Italy and possibly some Arab (during Moors battles) influence. Ancestors appeared to have migrated through Spain, Canary Islands on into Puerto Rico. Surnames: Alicea Submitted by: Ruben A. Alicea Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Linton is found as a place name all over the United Kingdom, with a variety of deriviations; Scottish places so called are to be found in Peebles, Roxburgh and East Lothian, and involve the Gaelic word linne meaning ?pool? or ?channel?. Other Linton settlements can derive from lint (flax), or from the river Lyne (Brittonic hlynn -?torrent); and all are possible origins of the surname. There were two Lothian lairds of the name who figure in the Ragman Roll of 1296; Thomas Lyntoun was provost of Aberdeen around 1340; James de Lintoune was a bailie in Edinburgh in the 15th century, and John Linton appears in Kircudbright in 1677. Most Scottish Lintons are nowadays to be found in the Edinburgh area.LINTON Of local origin from one or other of the following places: (1) Linton, now West Linton, a village and parish of Peebleshire, (2) Linton, a parish of Roxburghshire, (3) East Linton, a small burgh in the parish of Prestonkirk, East Lothian. Gamel de Lintun witnessed a charter byErnaldus, bishop of St. Andrews, c. 1160-62 and Magister Robert de Linton was vicar of Keylelan c. 1214. Philip de Lynton, constable of Berewyc, witnessed a Coldingham charter of 1285 and in 1296 rendered homage. Two Adam de Lyntons of Edunburghshire also rScott/Cathy Surnames: Linton Submitted by: Scott/Cathy Origin of Li, Meaning of Li Origin: Thomas Litle, b 1854, Scotland emigrated age 14, 1868, USA Parents, Thomas Litle and Isabella Alan, no dates. Thomas Little d 1922, Illinois, USA, occupation coal miner. Possiblity he was a lead or coal miner coming from SW Scotland. Surnames: Litle, Little, Lytle Submitted by: Sue Little Forgatch 2/17/2012 9:28 AM Page 1 of 9

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