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Origin of Sar Total Records: 17  Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Gossard in Old English has a meaning of a profession, that of a goose-herder. Surnames: Gossard Submitted by: Daniel V. Gossard Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: The name Vasser originated in the Kingdom of Lotharinga, now called Lorraine. More complete details may be obtained from the book 'The Descendants of John Vasser of Virginia (1635-1984) A family History' by Lyndal G. Vesser Surnames: Vesser, Vasser, Vassar, Verser Submitted by: William C. Vesser Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: I'm a SARR descendant. My only lead came from my father who said his ancestors came from the SAAR Valley in Germany. As he told the story, his family was forced from their lands by the Powers that Be ('the government' was how he put it) Two Sarr patriots can be found as militia members from N.Y. during the American Revolution. Surnames: Saar, Sarr, Sar, Sahr Submitted by: Hilda Walrath Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Surname from the Philippines, specifically from the provinces of Cavite, Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan. Tagalog in origin. Direct translation to English is 'self Surnames: Sarile Submitted by: Jesus Sarile Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: My greataunts, Rosa & Maria, went to Brazil around 1900, ,when my grandmother came to Los Banos CA from Grumento Nova (Saponara) Lucania (Basilicata Surnames: Sarli Submitted by: Phil Latronica Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Sarrionandia is a Basque name. It is fairly common, and to my knowledge there are Sarrionandias living in Spain, the Basque Country, the UK and the Dominican Republic. The meaning is difficult to discover, but if split into three parts, we can see that Sarri = a menudo and Andia = something "Don". I cannot find the meaning for the whole word Surnames: Sarrionandia Submitted by: Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Searching for information about Michael Massaro. Born May 1, 1896 in the province of Campobasso, Italy. Moved to New Jersey in/around 1911. Parents were Stella and Pasquale. Died June 1964. Surnames: MASSARO Submitted by: Rosa Farrace Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Researching William Sartor and his father James Sartor, mid 1800's. Surnames: Sartor Submitted by: Stacie Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: I've been told it comes from the Spanish for Augustus Caesar, i.e., <i>Cesar Agosto</i>. Surnames: Saragosa, Zaragoza Submitted by: Frank L. Saragosa Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Pirate Surnames: Corsaro Submitted by: AnnMarie Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Fossard Old French Origin Foss from Middle English origin Fosse from old French, from Latin Fossa from feminine of Fossus meaning Ditch, Moat ard ---- Celtic origin means high, height Meaning of FOSSARD is High Ditch, moat Variations of the name Fossard: Fozard, Fozzard, Fonnereau, Fontemai Surnames: Fossard, Fozard, Fozzard, Fonnereau, Fontemai Submitted by: Glitz Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Hansard Hans Danish/German/Hebrew/Swedish origins means gift from God NOTE: Hans is also a form of John from Scandinavian/Dutch/ German origins Ard Celtic origins mean high, height Meaning of Hansard: High Gift from God Surnames: Hansard Submitted by: Glitz Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: The name "SARVIS" comes from Greece. It was thought to be from Ireland. But the Family migrated to Ireland then to the U.S. This information was past on to me from another set of Sarvis'. I went to school with this guy and we became good friends. Later in life I was reunited with his mother and father. They then told me they had met a gental men while on vacation who was a "Sarvis". He asked them if they knew were the "Sarvis" name came from. They advised him from Ireland. He then told thenm that the name "Sarvis" is not originally from Ireland it was from Greece. He advised them that the name is spelled "Sarv U s" in Greece. But it was changed when the name came to the U.S. Surnames: Sarvis Submitted by: Rodney Sarvis Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: CROATIAN, togetherness, love, family Surnames: saric Submitted by: dajana Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: I have been told 2 variations. One that cassar means carpenter in the original Maltese and secondly it means of Caesar Surnames: Cassar Submitted by: A. Cassar Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: I have a book that was passed down to me from my grandparents that dates back to the early 14th century. Sargeant is not English it is German. Just because a person was born in England, that does not make them English. Sargeant is Germanic. The spelling has changed back and forth through the years but that doesn't make my last name English. Oh yes I almost forgot, the old book of my family history is written in German. Surnames: sargeant Submitted by: Origin of Sar, Meaning of Sar Origin: Japanese, meaning "Monkey crossing on a bridge" Surnames: Saruwatari, Saruwataru, Saruwataro, Submitted by: Mana 11/21/2009 8:06 PM Page 1 of 1

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