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Origin of Old Total Records: 40  Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: The name Goldsborough can be traced back to a town named Goldsborough in West Riding Yorkshire, England. Richard de Vessey took the name of the town when he recieved a manor from the king. His name was then Richard de Goldesburgh, during the 1200s. Descendent Nicholas Goldsborough came to America and the name was changed a little. Surnames: Goldesburgh, Goldsberry, Goldsboro, Goldsborough Submitted by: Brian Boehme Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Have traced my family name to Schleitheim, Schaffhausen, Switzerland 1774. Source: Der Zivilstandbeamte, Schleitheim, Sept. 1989 Surnames: Bachtold, Baechtold Submitted by: c. lorraine travers Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Golder - O (Goldhora 987 KCD661 Goldor 1236 CI) Slope where marigolds grew. (I found this origin in a book of English surnames many years ago.) Surnames: Golder Submitted by: Sally Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Jewish Eastern Europe region Surnames: Goldfarb Submitted by: Stephanie Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: ancestors from Arcadia. Pronunciation varies from Canada to the U.S. Pronounced :Bee-jou in U.S ,Boo-show in Canada Surnames: Bujold, Bijou Submitted by: Kris Bujold Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Oldridge family of Newton St Cyres, Devon, England 1600's to present Surnames: Oldridge Submitted by: Ken Ripper Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Descendants of Jean Zacharie Bolduc and Euprhoseine Doyon of Beauce County, Quebec and Hennepin & Wright County, Minnesota. Surnames: Bolduc Submitted by: Teri Cochran Allred, AG, CGRS Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: i am the youngest daughter Marvin Reynolds, our family is from Reading PA, i am looking for info on my family tree concerning my grandfather Clarance edgar reynolds and farther backin or from Pa and or the berks county area..i am anxious to trace my geneology as far ck as i can, thanx in advance, Melissa L Kaucher..(Reynolds) Surnames: Reynolds Submitted by: Melissa Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Robert Cassius Reynolds born 1832 in OH married Frances Reynolds in OH. Moved to VA had children Cassius, Mary?Stella. Then was found in IN Owen County Census. 1860. Surnames: Reynolds Submitted by: Fran Campbell Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: What is the meaning and oragin of Moldenhauer? Please let me know! Surnames: MOLDENHAUER Submitted by: Tammy Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Franlin Harrison Oldham Surnames: Oldham Submitted by: Pat Oldham Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: My Olders were in Bristol, England in the 19th century, the earliest I know of being Edward Thomas Older, born 1821, Bristol Surnames: OLDER Submitted by: Bob Leiser Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Raymond William born 17th May 1929 was adopted by Clifford dold, Mothers name unknown to me. The family had 4 daughters, Millicent, Helen, Ruth & Hazel. My sister and I would like to complete a family tree. Surnames: Dold Submitted by: Cathy du Plooy Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: From eastern europe Surnames: Goldfeld Submitted by: Miguel Goldfeld Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: from England, to Canada and back again. Surnames: HOLDEN Submitted by: Tracy Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: I am looking for Martha Howell Arnold. she lived in Hernando Fl Citrus County or in Inverness, Fl. Her mother was Minnie Gertrude Howell died April 13, 1961 Surnames: Arnold Submitted by: Bivian Howell Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Oldson's from the Essex county area in Massachusetts. Surnames: Oldson Submitted by: Liz Barowy Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Lowll Ma and Providence Rhode Island come to mind when researching my family. If you have a common region and name, come visit...maybe we can become cousins. www.tenacrewoods.com/reynolds Surnames: Reynolds Submitted by: Bill Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Researching Oldson family from Massachusetts. Surnames: Oldson Submitted by: Carla Freeby Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Goldstraw Dialect plays a part THE SURNAME Goldstraw is a local variant of the placename Goostrey near Holmes Chapel, which is recorded as Gostrel in the 1086 Domesday Book, Gosetre, Gorstre during the 12th and 13th century, and Goulstry in the 17th century. Developed The placename was originally taken by Ekwall in his Dictionary of English Placenames as meaning the tree belonging to Godhere, an old Saxon name, but McNeal Dodgson in the Placenames of Cheshire proposes a hypothetical Old English word ?gorst-treow? in the sense of gorse bush or bramble. The local pronunciation of Goldstraw probably developed along the following lines. Just as the word ?cold? becomes the dialect ?cowd?, and with the inclusion of the intrusive letter ?l?, the initial part of the name would be easily associated with the word ?gold? and the original form of the name just as soon forgotten. Interestingly enough, the placename is still pronounced Goostrey, and hence, is closer to its original form. Edgar Tooth Surnames: Goldstraw, Goostrey, Goostree Submitted by: Martin Goldstraw Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: The same as Ernold; from are or ehre, honor, and hold, faithful or devoted to--faithful to his honor. How unworthy of the name was the notorious Benedict! Surnames: Arnold Submitted by: Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Farnfold/Fernfold Farn Old High German origin means Fern (the plant) Fold Old English origin falod related to Old Saxon faled, Middle Dutch Vaelt Means a small enclosure or pen for sheep or other livestock, where they can be gathered Farnfold meaning: Means either an animal enclosure surrounded by ferns or ferns folded over each other Surnames: Farnfold, Fernfold Submitted by: Glitz Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Haroldsson means son of Harold Harold Norse origin means war chief Teutonic origin means mighty in war English origin means army commander Surnames: Haroldsson Submitted by: glitz Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Reynolds English origin means counselor-ruler Surnames: Reinolds Submitted by: glitz Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: The name "Gambold" derives from the battle of Ajencour. A brave called "Gam" was knighted to become "Sir Gam the bold" Surnames: gambold Submitted by: Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: The English or Scottish surname Elrick, and it's variants Aldrich, Aldrick, Aldridge, Elderidge, Elerick, Elrich and Oldridge, is of the patronymic origin, derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. Surnames: Elrick, Aldrich, Aldrick, Aldridge, Elderidge, Elerick, Elrich and Oldridge Submitted by: Michael Elrick Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: The surname originates from the village of Bagnall in Staffordshire, UK. How the village got its name and the meaning of the place-name Bagnall can be found on the Bagnall village website, a "Community Council of Staffordshire" approved web site. Surnames: Bagnall, Bagnell, Bignell, Bagnold, Bagnal, Bagenal Submitted by: Stuart A Bagnall Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Mosholder/Mossholder - means land holder on the Moss River. Surnames: Mosholder, Mossholder, Maushalder Submitted by: Jerry M. Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: MCGoldrick was the original name...in Donegal, Ireland..when they moved from Ireland to Scotland, they changed the name to Goldie, family legend says they could not spell McGoldrick, but Scottish history says alot of Irish people changed their names, dropping the Mc and the O' from their names because the Scottish people looked down on the Irish. Surnames: McGoldrick, Goldie Submitted by: Barbara Wright Brodie Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: My interpretation of the meaning of McGoldrick can be traced back to about 900A.D. It comes from the gaelic Magualghairg and was prevalent in the Breifne region of Ireland, now Cos.Cavan,Fermanagh and Leitrim. It can be traced to the kings of Breifne and is still mentioned in that form till about 1500. In more modern times it is found as McGolrick,McGouldrick,McGolderick. Many emigrants,particularly to the US changed it to Golden,Golding as they weren't able to spell. In the west of Scotland it seems to have depended on how you accent was interpreted as to how your name was spelled. My Dad was one of 10 and there are at least 4 different spellings on birth certificates.Fortunately they were able to retain the family name .I was always told we were descended from the Spanish,(I thought the Armada)but having researched I was astounded to learn of the Spanish history in Ireland.Well worth a look for McGoldricks!! Surnames: McGoldrick Submitted by: Margaret McGoldrick Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: germany Surnames: rabold Submitted by: Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: the name rainbolt, has no meaning! the correct spelling is Reinbold which is german Surnames: Rainbolt, Reinbold, Reinboldt Submitted by: steve Rainbolt Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: AHOLT: toponymicum. Consisting of two parts: the 'A' refers to the little river Aa (from 'aqua', water) streaming trough the town of Bocholt. Second part, the 'HOLT' refers to Holtz, hout, wood. The name Aholt was created when in or before the 13. century the manor with this name was built near the woods and a branche of the Aa, called the Heggenaa, outside the townwalls of Bocholt in the Bocholter Feldmark. Surnames: Aholt, Ahold, Ahout, Ahoud Submitted by: Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: What does the Debolt name mean? German: variant of Diebold What does the Diebold name mean? German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements theud 'people', 'race' + bald, bold 'bold', brave (see Theobald) What does the Theobald name mean? English and German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the unattested element peudo - 'people', 'race', + bald 'bold', 'brave'. The English surname represents a learned form, re-created from French Theobald; the common medieval form of the name was Tebald, Tibalt (Old French Teobaud, Tibaut). Found on Ancestry.com from the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Surnames: DeBolt, Debolt, Diebold, Theobald, Tebald, Tibalt, Teobaud, Tibaut Submitted by: A. DeBolt Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: this surname is probably from Germany, near the river 'lippe'. Surnames: lippold Submitted by: Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Jewish and Seneca Surnames: Goldsmith Submitted by: Sharon Don Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: Oldrey, according to one surname source book, derives from the Anglo Saxon 'Ealdric', meaning 'old king'. It was modified after the Conquest to Oldreive, Holloway, Allway etc. Its county of origin was Devonshire. Surnames: oldrey Submitted by: mark oldrey Origin of Old, Meaning of Old Origin: feingold Surnames: feingold Submitted by: Heinrick 2/17/2012 12:47 PM Page 1 of 2

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