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Origin of Mo Total Records: 177  Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo 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 Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Ireland Surnames: Redmond, Dwyer, O'Dwyer, Magee, Coghlan, Coglin, Coughlin, Coglan, Coughlan, Shields, Malone Submitted by: Arthur C Redmond Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo 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 Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The Name DISHMAN is the Anglicization of the French name DUCHEMIN or du Chemin in old French. All Dishman named persons in the USA came from either Samuel Duchemin (Westmoreland County, Va. 1693) or Daniel Duchemin (New York - 1687) Surnames: Dishman, Dishmon Submitted by: James Dallas Dishman Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Grandparents are from Palermo, Italy. They emmigrated to Ellis Island approx 1909. Guiseppe Monte was a Mason/Concrete worker. Surnames: Monte, Monti Submitted by: Janice Fiore Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Family name given as a number of my Mortenson relatives came to US in May 1902. They settled in Hampden, ND initially. They are Norwegians from SW of Stavanger, near Naerbo. The father's name there was Morten Nilssen Bo. Surnames: Mortenson Submitted by: Jann & Glen Dell Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Current thinking is that the surname Mumford grew from original ancestors having come from the village of Mudford, Somerset, England as listed in the domesday Scrolls of 1086 Surnames: Demontfort, Moumford, Mumford, Munford Submitted by: Jeff Mumford Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Spain connection with the migration of ancestors coming into the US Landing in the Town of Alamosa. Surnames: Montoya Submitted by: Joann Montoya Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The Barrys came from Wales with the Anglo-Norman invasions in 1170. They soon possessed a vast area of Co. Cork. There were so many Barrys that, to distinguish one from the other, they were known as Barry M?r (the Senior), Barry ?g (the Young), Barry Roe (the Red), Barry Maol (the Bald) and Barry Liadir (the Strong). They aquired titles such as Earl of Barrymore and Viscount of Buttevant. This tipperary town got its name from the Norman French 'boutez-en-avant' ('strike forward'), the rallying cry of the Barrys in their many battles. Like so many of the nobility of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Barrys squandered their money, drinking and gambling until most of their splendid houses were gone. A hunting lodge, Fota Island (in the harbour of the City of Cork) remains, taken over by Cork Univerisity. It is beautifully preserved and the furnishings include many Irish paintings. Surnames: Barry, Barrymore Submitted by: Justin P. Barry Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: I believe the name is Welsh in origin, coming from the word 'moel', meaning 'bare, or bald'. Surnames: Moyl, Voil, Voiles, Voyl, Voyles Submitted by: Karl Voiles Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: from family records, William J. Carmody was O'Carmody when he left Tipperary. Surnames: Carmody, O'carmody Submitted by: Kathleen Carmody Meeks Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Some of my ancestors (from Lithuania) changed their surname from Marcinkus for Morris after coming to the U.S. sometime in the early 1900's. Surnames: Morris Submitted by: L. Sidhu Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: What I was told by my grandparents was the name was taken from a mountain . The Matterhorn, where the orginal family came from .Not being good at geography its in that part of Germany or Switzerland near France. Surnames: Matter, Mattern, Mottern Submitted by: Martha Jane Long Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Poros in Greece, see Christopher Morros Surnames: Morros Submitted by: Mathew Garland Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Tomori is a Hungian name. Surnames: Tomori Submitted by: Mike Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The origin of the name Mote may be one of two things, from what I can tell. a) as per Webster's American Dictionary a mote is old French for a small particle of something (i.e. sand, dust etc....) Or b) Mote, which throughout its known history has also been misspelled Motte (which is pronounced the same way) as in a Motte and Bailey: in this form the Motte was the mound on which the Bailey (a fortified tower) was built(also note that the Motte and Bailey was a Norman Construction, not native to the British Isles, but to northern Europe) (also note that the Motte in later years was improved to include a water obstacle, also known as a Motte, Mote, or Moat). Surnames: Mote Submitted by: S. Mote Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: from Lebanon, Syria Surnames: Chamoon, Chamoun Submitted by: Sandra Barnett Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Reggio di Calabria, Italy Surnames: Tassoni, Timothy Submitted by: Tassone Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Moote, Moot is an anglicized version of the German MUTH. Muth translates to 'courage'. Most of the Mootes and Moots in the US and Canada are the descendants of Johann Anthonius Muth a Hessian soldier that arrived abt 1777. Through the generations some branches of the family have dropped the 'e' from Moote. Surnames: Moot, Moote, Muth Submitted by: Alan Moote Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The origin of the surname Morrissette is in France.%0a%0aThe original French Huguenot Pierre Morriset arrived in America in 1700 and is one of the original settlers of Manakintowne, Va., a Huguenot settlement on the James River. The name Morriset in the area of Virginia gradually changed spellings to Morrisset, Morrisette, Morrissette. In colonial Va. it may even be found as Moracet because spellings were so inconsistent.%0a%0aThe surname is believed to be derived in France from followers of St. Maurice, who became a Christian martyr. The surname Morriset/Morrissette has in its origin the definition 'Little Maurice.' Very little has yet been discovered of the area(s) of France in which the French Morrisets lived.%0a%0aThere have been found Morrissette Huguenot settlers in Australia. There were also Morrissette/Morissette emigrants to Canada, who remained Catholic, while the Huguenot immigrants to this country were, of course, Protestant. The Catholic Canadian Morrisettes migrated to America into the midwest in search of new free lands in the 1800's. Thus there are many of that surname in that part of the country.%0a%0aThe Virginia Morrisets/Morrissettes migrated to West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Today thereHelen Morrissette Flagg Surnames: Morrisette, Morrisset, Morrissette Submitted by: Helen Morrissette Flagg Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The surname 'MUNFORD' is perhaps the least common variant of an extensive set of English surnames which also comprise Montford, Mountford, Mumford and Mundford. All of these are local in origin, belonging to the category that derive from the place where the bearer dwelt. Surnames: Montfort, Mountford, Mumford, Mundford, Munford Submitted by: Ben Munford Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The origin of this name is Dutch. My ancestor Hendrick Mattysen Smock (Schmock)(sometimes misspelled Smak) came to New Utrecht Long Island in 1654. Surnames: Smock, Schmock, Smak Submitted by: Karen Williams Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Betws-e-coed Wales. Traces to Virginia about 1760 Surnames: Garmon Submitted by: John Garmon Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: My father was from upstate NY. My uncle spells it Jessmore, as does an aunt in Canandagaia,NY. Surnames: Jesmore, Jessmore Submitted by: Anne Jesmore Redman Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: The Origin of the Name Zamora is Jewish. It means the place of singing & dancing. Since the Jewish were runnin away from someone in the 1200 some Jewish people went to Spain and settled where it is now Zamora Spain. The Jewish called that place zamora and eventually used it as their surname. Surnames: Zamora Submitted by: Christopher Zamora Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: VIRES aka Viars, Viers, Viar, Vier all are variations of the French name Via. The Via came to VA in the 1660's from France as a result of the Huegonot persecutions. The first recorded member of the family was AMER VIA. All that is known of him is that he was from France and he settled in Mannikintown VA. Surnames: VIRES, VIAR, VIER, VIARS, VIARS, GIBBS, HOLLON, KING, SIZEMORE Submitted by: Raymond E Vires Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: A Jewish Israeli surname meaning "loved by God." Surnames: Yedidyah, Solomon Submitted by: Kate Yaffi Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: also Mattern,Matern,Mathern. Believed to be from Switzerland originally. Surnames: Mottern Submitted by: Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Primary objective is to learn who the parents of Paul DeGarmo born in 1737 were. Interested in all DeGarmo's as it is belived they are all related. Want to ask a question about a DeGarmo let me know. Surnames: DeGarmo Submitted by: Bill DeGarmo Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: James Mowery born ca. 1826 in Kentucky and died 1860-70 in Davis County, Iowa. He married Margaret ???? who was born 1831 in Indiana. His children were John b. 1848, William b. 1851, Mary L. b. 1853, Amanda b. 1855, Catherine b. 1859, and Martha b. 1861. Surnames: Mowery Submitted by: Nancy Helvey Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: PA Surnames: MOCK Submitted by: Sandra R. Hart Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Researching the George Calder Morgan and Ann Allan family from Peterhead between 1830 - 1900 Surnames: Morgan Submitted by: Kele-Jane McNamara Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Morrison. NJ Surnames: MOURISON Submitted by: Sandra R. Hart Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Benjamin Franklin Surnames: Montfort Submitted by: Tina Montfort Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: looking for info. on Solomon moffis, and Josephine Bell. need to find out who Eliza Moffis married. Any help is greatly appreciated. Surnames: Moffis Submitted by: Natalie Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Donat Joseph Morin b.10-19-1905 m.2-2-1931 d.11-22-1963 parents Charles A Morin b c. 1867 m.3-20-1930 d.8-12-28 and 2nd wife Eugenie Lajoie b.? d.c.1936-39 m. 1. Elmire Vaillancourt b.ca.1869 Surnames: Morin Submitted by: Denise Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: Looking for my great grandmother's family. Surnames: Gallemore Submitted by: Terry Harrp Origin of Mo, Meaning of Mo Origin: his wife was Liddie Lee Hubble he surved in the army duering i think ww2 He has 13 kids all raised in andrews Tx. he was born in late 1890's and died early 1900'S Hes buried in Andrews cemitary Surnames: George Newt Timmons Submitted by: tiffany timmmons 2/17/2012 3:44 PM Page 1 of 5

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