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Origin of Min Total Records: 21  Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Ireland, Counties Cork and Kerry. Associated and part of the McCarty Clan. Surnames: Cremeans, Cremeen, Cremin, Cromeans Submitted by: Deborah Cromeans Williams Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: The Cummings or Cummins families came into America from Scottish origin. While others came from England. It is believed by most historian that the Cummins came into the British Isles from Normandy at the time of the Norman Conquest and in many forms, ie; Cummin, Comyn, Comings, Cuiminn, Cumings, Cumyas, CUMMINS, CUMMINGS. The last two are presently in common use today. Some records show that the family originated in France. They were farmers that cultivated the food spice known as -----%0a%0aCUMMIN (cuminum cyminum) A small slender annual herb of the family Apiaceae. They have finely dissected leaves and white or rose colored flowers. It is a Native of the Mediterranean region. Cummin is also cultived in India, China and Mexico for its fruits, called seeds, which are used to flavor a variety of foods. It is an essential ingredient in many mixed spices, chutneys, chili and curry powders. Cummin is especially popular in Asian, African, and Latin American Foods. American like to put it in Beans dishes. Cummin has a strong aroma.The taste is warm and spicy. Surnames: Cumming, Cummings, Cummins Submitted by: Ernie & Betty Cummings Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: I was given to understand in the family verbal history that the family originated in Remes, France and migrated to England during the Hugeunot pursecution period. The name was slurred from Remes in town to Remington. Surnames: Remington Submitted by: Laura Remington Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: The name comes from the root meaning 'rock, stone,' so in most cases it means 'family from Kamien' or some similar name-and there are about a jillion places in Poland with names that qualify. So asking about it is a lot like asking about 'Jones' in this country. Surnames: Kaminski Submitted by: Rich and Judy Horton Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Originally from the Netherlands(Holland) descendents of Severing(Sevrien) and Everet Helmink settled in Cleveland,Ohio in 1850's. Surnames: Helmink Submitted by: Carol Helmink Jacobus Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Searching for information on a Catherine Cummins b. approx 1836 in Kilkenny. Married John McNamara 1861 Owning Kilkenny. Moved to Australia in 1905 with family. Surnames: Cummins Submitted by: Kele-Jane McNamara Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Researching the line of Joshua W Cummins from Ohio, born 1835, through Nebraska and Missouri. He married Annie Pierce in Ohio, then Julia Cowles in Missouri. Surnames: Cummins Submitted by: Sandi Barber Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Looking for Cordero family Asturias to santa Barbara.Names would be Espinoza-Domingus, Domingus-Florez, Florez-Cordero Surnames: Domingus Florez Submitted by: Patti Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: James McKnight and Electra Missouri Quinn (McKnight) migrated to Wright Co.,MN from Cumberland Co.,IL.James McKnight was born abt. 1820 in Pennsylvania,but I don't know what county or who his parents were. Surnames: Leming Submitted by: Sue Geiger Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Dr. Eric Kaminski, last known adress Hallondale, FL Surnames: Kaminski Submitted by: Tavalin Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: KIMMINS, Tiverton, Devon, England. 1600+. Seeking any connections. Surnames: KIMMINS Submitted by: Trish McGilchrist Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Julia, who wed Jacob Bennett in 1792, Orange Co., NY & who cannot be the dau. of Jno. Benjamin and b. in 1744 as given in Benjamin Family in America. She had her 1st child, Isaac B. in 1794! Surnames: Benjamin Submitted by: Antoinette W. Vawter Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Some "Cummings" origins start in Ireland. These Irish originated with the CUMMINGS spelling and some (being they were whalers that, for the most part, weren't schooled) acquired the Cummins, Comins, Commins, etc; surnames. As previously stated, their main occupation was whaling, therefore giving them ample transportation to America (this was mostly during the 1700-1800's, though some trace their origins to the mid-late 1600's). Surnames: Cummings, Cummins Submitted by: C. Cummings Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: The Patriarch of the Ensminger family was Hans Gerber of Insming, and was called Hans Gerber the Insminger, as in, a person from New York is commonly called a New Yorker. His son Peter was the first generation to go by the last name of Ensmiinger. The name ENSMIINGER came from the village of Insming, Mosel, Lothringen, Deutschland (now France): The commune of Insming still exists today in Lorraine, Moselle, France. Cut and paste this to see Insming , http://www.chez.com/haras57/page2.html Einsming in the past times, Ensminger today. The story tells that the family were living there until about 1550, they had to leave their homeland , because they became protestant and were persecuted by catholic armies. When they reached Diemeringen, about 20 miles east from Insming, they met alot of protestants who welcomed them warmly. They decided to settle there, and were called Eisnminger, that is meaning "those coming from Insming in German. That is the reason why their name was first written Einsminger or Ensmiinger. The challenge now is : what was their previous name ! Some say that it was Gerber, meaning a tanner by trade. Surnames: Ensminger Submitted by: Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Herminegild/o Spanish, Portuguese origin menas complete sacrifice Herminegildo is the Spanish & Portuguese form of a Gothis name which meant "complete sacrifice" from Germanic "ermen" whole, entire and "Gild" sacrifice Surnames: Herminegild/o Submitted by: glitz Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: I have traced my surname back to the late 1700's in Delnice, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia. Surnames: Minarich, Minerich Submitted by: Chris Minarich Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: !FLEMING SURNAME HISTORY by Paul McCotter !The majority of Irish Flemings must descend from the many individual Flemings who settled throughout the Anglo-Norman colonial area at the time of the invasion. Certainly the name occurs in virtually every colonial county in the Justiciary Rolls of the period 1295-1314. A particularly important family of the name were lords of Slane in County Meath. The surname is scattered throughout Ireland and those in the three southern provinces certainly descend in general from settlers of the Anglo-Norman period. In Ulster most Flemings must descend from seventeenth century Scottish settlers, Fleming being a leading Scottish surname although ultimately of the same origin as the Irish name. Surnames: Fleming Submitted by: andrew hinshaw Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Godden - either from the Earl of Wessex Godwine, father of King Harold or deriviative of anglo saxon words Goda & Den Goat Enclosure meaning someone that breed/kept goats. Surnames: Furminger Submitted by: Adrian Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: "beyond the hills over there" Surnames: Yonamine Submitted by: Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Kimmince, derived from the old english Kim (prince) and Mince (principally, a place where meat was sold i.e butcher). Thus, the meaning of Kimmince is Prince of Butchers... obviously referring to the ancestors superiority in the meat industry. Surnames: Kimmince Submitted by: J. Origin of Min, Meaning of Min Origin: Tamminen is a traditional finnish surname. Often finnish surnames end to word -nen (Virtanen, Koskinen, Lehtinen) which refers in to old finnish dialect for small. Tammi means oak, yes the tree. Surnames: Tamminen Submitted by: Aki Tamminen 2/17/2012 10:20 AM Page 1 of 1

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