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Origin of Pa Total Records: 149  Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: I have traced Tinkapaugh to 1600 Germany when it was Dinckelbach. It means little foot. Surnames: Dinckelbach, Tinkapaugh, Tinklepaugh Submitted by: Bernadette Tinklepaugh-Boozel Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Believed to be Old French (who came across to England in 13th Century). Cop - meaning high or top; Page - being page in the court. Alternatively: Cop from cup, and page giving the page who served the wine. Surnames: Coppage, Cuppage Submitted by: Coppage Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Parsley, according to my research is either a place name(saxon: Parr's leah, or Parr's grove), or a variant on Pashley, Paisley, Paslow, or Presley. The English name seems to be from northern England and southern Scotland, however, its also rumored to be Irish. There is also a group of Parsleys from Norway, but I have no knowledge if the two are connected. In the United States, Parsley is most often found in the southeast, around Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest American reference I found to the name was a death certificate from Virginia dated c.1720 Surnames: Paisley, Parsley, Pashley, Paslow, Presley Submitted by: Donald Parsley Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: The name of Soper is derived from the occupation of its first bearers as 'soapers', that is, as makers of soap. In ancient English and early American records the name is found in various spellings. Families bearing this name were found at early dates in the English Counties of Dorset, Gloucester, Buckingham, Cumberland, Somerset and London, as well as in various parts of Scotland at a later period. These lines belonged, for the most part, to the yeomanry and merchant classes of Great Britain. Surnames: Soaper, Sooper, Sopar, Soper, Sopere, Soperer, Souper Submitted by: Janice Kent Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Tupper, british surname, mainly from the island of Guernsey, was originally German as 'T?epper'. They came to England about 1550 fleeing from religion persecution by the Roman Catholics. They setteled mainly in Guernsey and Sussex. The name exists also in France as 'Toupard Surnames: T?epper, Toupard, Tupper Submitted by: Jorge Bianchi Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: The name puryear and its variants are originally Hebrew or Egyptian. The name Puryear is a variant of the Purryer, which is a varinat of Purrier and Perrier. The name comes Periou the younger son Budic, Count of Cornouailles, Brittany France (Referance: the book 'The Norman People' Genealogical Pub. Co. Inc.) and (Bloobline of the Holy Grail by Laurence Gardner) The name traced to Parar the Gr.-Gr.-Gr.-Great Grandson of Joseph of Arimathea, who is traced to Moses who was most likely the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten . Akhenatens physical form indicates a possible human - extraterrestrial orgin. ( Peri - a supernatural being in Persian folklore descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is accomplished. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 1973.) Michael D. Barnes, Scottsboro, Alabama. ! Surnames: Parryer, Paryer, Peraii, Peraiis, Perere, Perers, Peri, Perier, Periera, Perrier, Perriera, Pirarii, Pirariis, Purier, Purrier, Purryer, Puryear, Puryer, Puryour Submitted by: Michael D. Barnes Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: l always heard we are from Scotland and I see where the MacDonald of Clan Ranald claim the name as a sept of the larger clan. Surnames: Park, Parke, Parks Submitted by: Michael D. Park Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: English, immigrating to America in 1638, settling in Georgetown, Mass. Surnames: Spafard, Spafford, Spaford, Spofford Submitted by: Nancy Spafford Fricker Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Spalding, Lincolnshire England, c 1157 Surnames: Spalden, Spalding, Spaulding Submitted by: Nikola Spaulding Scheuermann Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Frenc Surnames: Pardoux, Pardue Submitted by: TERRANCE GORDON PARDUE Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Spangenberg is a 'name of origin,' relating to the town of Spangenberg, southeast of Kassel in Central Germany. In the Middle Ages, people started leaving the small villages of their birth and moving to towns. When they arrived in the towns all they were known by was their Chirstian name - Hans, Fritz, Klaus, etc. However, there were a lot of people named Hans and Fritz and Klaus. To differentiate from one another, they took their birth town as their surname. For example, Hans von Spangenberg. The 'von' indicates 'from.' Eventually, the 'von' was dropped from the name. Surnames: Spangenberg, Spangenberger, Von Spangenberg Submitted by: Clayton D. Spangenberg, III Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: It means one who works either as a maker or a seller of packages. It started all the way to Peter in Pacher who lived in Germany in 1395. Surnames: Pack Submitted by: tonya pack Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: The surname Spaan is a Dutch surname, originating from the province of North Holland, specially the area of the city of Amsterdam and surroundings. Spaans is a variant found specially in the province of South Holland (The Hague, Scheveningen). My personal family tree goes back to the early 18th century . The meaning of Spaan in Dutch is shaving (from wood) or filing (from metal). So many of the ancestors must have been in the shipbuilding (woodworking) business, which correllates with Amsterdam (which had many shipyards in the 17th and 18th century). Surnames: Spaan, Spaans Submitted by: Eduard Spaan Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: My father was born in The Hague in the Netherlands and moved to Australia when he was 12. Surnames: Sparenburg Submitted by: Emma Sparenburg Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Origin: Ilocos Sur, Philippines Meaning: Tapat - Serenade Tapat - Truth Surnames: TAPAT Submitted by: Elmerito T Tapat Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Our name itself, appears to be British, but it is difficult to pronounce with any certainty as to its origin. Surnames are said to date from about the year 1000, beginning in Normandy and gradually extending over England. (They are however occasionally met with among the Anglo-Saxons, before the Conquest.) Under the Feudal System, the Barons and those under them took for their surnames, the names of their holdings. "There is not a village in Normandy, that has not surnamed some family in England." Of course, too, the place where a man lived (apart from ownership) often furnished him with a surname. Lower, in his "Patronymica Britannica" (about 1849) gives, - "Partridge - possibility from the bird, but more likely from some locality terminating in 'ridge'." And Barber (writing in 1894) in "British Family Names" gives, - "Partridge - from Pettridge, a local name in Kent." (This place, I find is a hamlet in Brenchley parish, Kent, and six and a half miles South-East of Tunbridge.) It must be remembered that our name is found spelt in some fourteen different ways. - " Partridge, Partrige, Partrydge, Partarridge, Parteredge, Partric, Patridge, Pattridge, Partrich, Partriche, Patriche, Patreche, Pertriche, and P'tereche," - as during mediaeval times writers spelt by the ear alone, and often varied the same word in the same manuscript. Many surnames were derived from natural objects (such as birds, etc.,) and were given:- (1) As emblematical of the bearer's character (as Lion, Lamb, Hawk, etc.). Thus "Partridge" might have been given meaning bright-eyed, alert or neat in figure, etc., etc. (2) As nicknames in allusion to some incident, etc., etc. (3) Borrowed from bearer's Arms. (4) The majority from the signs of inns and traders, as in old days all shopkeepers used signs, as the streets were not then numbered; such signs were usually connected with the trade carried on, but not necessarily, as we read of a Goldsmith with a rose as his sign, etc., etc. Our surname is not mentioned in Doomsday Book, nor is Wishanger. In the grant of Maldon to our earliest Ancestor (as we suppose) he is designated "Richard Partrige the Norman," also given as "Partric a Norman," and as this was about 1154, these constitute the earliest forms of spelling our name, yet discovered. Among books, the earliest in which I find it, is "Rotuli Hundredorum" (The Rolls of the Hundreds), dated about 1272, and here it is spelt in two different ways - "Pertriche" and "Partrich." This book gives particulars of "all demesne and lands of the Crown, Manors, etc., etc., - oppressions of the Nobility, Clergy, and other great men, - exactions of Sheriffs, etc., etc." (Wishanger is not mentioned.) The earliest spelling in the "Heralds Visitations" is "Partriche," date 1561. Perhaps it is fairly safe to assume that our name is derived from a place, presumably Pettridge in Kent, the County adjoining Essex, in which is Maldon, where our name is first met with. The said place had doubtless belonged to a Norman called Richard, hence his name of "Richard (of) Pettridge" or "Partridge, the Norman." It must be remembered that among the Conqueror's so-called "Normans" were many Bretons and Flemings. To-day there are two spellings in use. Mr. Julius Partridge and others descended from the main Wishanger ...... the name without the "d" (see his own ...... On the other hand, the Bishopswood .... my own branch, together with the Hockham Hall, Horsendon House and Norfolk and Suffolk families have for generations used the "d." Both forms therefore appear justified; but personally I prefer the "d" as I think the name is stronger and ..; also, if it be derived from Pettridge in Kent as suggested above the "d" is clearly allowable. Surnames: Partridge, Patridge, Pardridge, Parttridge, Pattridge, Partriche, Partrich Submitted by: Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Huntingdon area, England Surnames: Parrot Submitted by: J Cross Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Married in St James Manville RI USA 1 Ovila 'May 1875 Married 2 Alfred 'Aug 1910 Married 3 Joseph 'Mar 1876' borned Looking for children wives and date and place of death Thanks Surnames: Pariseau Submitted by: Earl Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Jean Baptiste married Leontine Doyon...Raymond Paquette died 1911...begot:Telesfore/Eugene & Alfonse...remarried in 1913 & begot Charles Surnames: Paquette Submitted by: Therese Paquette/Rose Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: ann came to aust 1858, father; daniel patience, mother; catharine,m;henry w girdwood 1879 died1880 [melb] Surnames: patience Submitted by: janjames Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: dob:11/10/61 father:pierre pacquette dob:31/7/40 in guadelope west-indies mother:helen fontaine dob:5/9/43 Surnames: pacquette Submitted by: stephen pacquette Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: I am looking for my family in Ireland and Scotland. I am traveling overseas soon. Also, I have nothing to do while my leg is in a cast. Surnames: Patric ia Lynnerin Deeley Submitted by: yozed Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Richard B.; nephew of Gen. Pershing Surnames: Paddock Submitted by: Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: john patten born 1727 in north ireland. married jean cochran. need info on john's parents in ireland. Surnames: patten Submitted by: eric patten Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Given Names:Noel Robert. Gender:M Birth 5 Dec 1941 Bankstown.NSW. Australia Surnames: McParland Submitted by: Noel Mcparland Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: I?d like information about Paganucci because I?m making my family tree. Thanks. Surnames: Paganucci Submitted by: Rogerio Paganucci Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: sicilian origin? Surnames: panepinto Submitted by: rosario Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Mail, 1957, Denmark Surnames: Paridon Submitted by: Torsten Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: NEED TO KNOW NAMES OF MY GRANDFATHER'S PARENTS AND THEIR BACKROUNDS (RUDOLPH R. PAROLINI, BORN IN NORWAY, MICHIGAN,4/25/1889) Surnames: PAROLINI Submitted by: LEW PAROLINE Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: peter he worked for b&m railrold .co ss 085-12-9478 born 9-may 1892 . died may 1976 Surnames: Parrot Submitted by: shielafawn parrot tarbell Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Yorkshire ENG.Braham Parish. Iam son oF Harry Pawson immigrated to Canada 1911 from Earby, Yorks.son of Issac& Have traced back to1756 via Braham. Surnames: PAWSON Submitted by: Trevor Pawson Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Betsey Pancake & John Lynd of Lawrence County, Ohio Surnames: Pancake Submitted by: Teri Cochran Allred, AG, CGRS Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Raymond, born NYC 1942, Father George William, Mother Ruth Margaret, Brother Stephen Surnames: McPartlin Submitted by: Ray Mc Partlin Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Deborah Parke b. 10 Aug. 1716, Preston, New London, dau. of James Parke and Deborah Greer. Deborah Parke was 2nd. wife of Joseph Rude (Rood(e)). Her 4th. child Asher, killed at Bunker Hill Battle 17 June 1775. He m. Lydia Morse Stanton.They had a son Asher and a dau. Sallie Stanton Rude b. 13 May 1775. Sallie m. Eleazer Lewis Jr. b. 19 Jan 1772, Hopkinton, Washington, RI. They had 10 children, the oldest was Stanton Rood Lewis. Surnames: Parke Submitted by: Bunny Florence Turner Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Spain Family east Galway Ireland Surnames: Spain Submitted by: Mark Spain Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: Looking for information on Patchell family of Ireland/Pennsylvania. James Patchell b. in Ireland, m. Martha Proctor; son Robert Patchell b. 2/16/1864 in Ireland, came to US 1887, m. Margaret Moon, d. 1914 in Philadelphia, PA Surnames: PATCHELL Submitted by: Jason S Colflesh Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: I am a descendant of 'William (Bill) M. Parrish'. Parents: David or Edward & Laura/Lara 13 bothers & sisters, so my relatives say Born: January 27 1894 Rougemont, NC Died: October 13, 1964 Wife: Lucy Ann Butler There is cause to believe he was married before - he was living while in Baltimore Maryland (Census shows that);working on the B & O Railroad Was in WWI & honorably discharged in 1919 help, please... Lisa M. Fredricks (603) 888-7656 home lfredricks@pria.com kurecz@aol.com Surnames: parrish Submitted by: Lisa Origin of Pa, Meaning of Pa Origin: England 1550 to present. Line thru Shropshire (Much Wenlock, Broseley) and Staffordshire (Wolverhampton) Surnames: Patten Submitted by: David Patten 2/17/2012 9:16 AM Page 1 of 4

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