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Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Germany, original name is von Heiser.
Surnames: Heiser, Von Heiser
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Origin: Descendents of Hamon de Macei named for La Fert' Mace' in Normandy, France is believed to have accompanied William the Conquerer to England. A descendent Hugh Massey emigrated to Ireland as a soldier in 1641.%0a%0a'My Massey Family in England' by Judge Frank Massey%0a%0apublished by KING and MASSEY in Fort Worth, Texas, 1974.
Surnames: Mace', Maci, Macy, Mascy, Masei, Massey, Massy
Submitted by: April McNew |
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Origin: As far as I have been able to determine it means sea sprear in pre-england or normandy. I have located many of the sagar and variations in and around Lancashire, Cumberland and Yorkshire in England.
Surnames: Sagar, Sager, Seagar, Segar
Submitted by: Barton J. Sagar |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: I was told by a george selley in england that the name selley in england is from devon and cornwall. he also says that the name originated from 2 brothers that were saddle makers and in french is pronounced salliea. spelled sellier or sellere meaning saddlemaker. so he says they came to uk with william the conqueror. there are other selley people from germany-no relation they are selle and add a y. george selleys job was govt. workers genealogy.
Surnames: Celly, Sealie, Sealy, Seeley, Seely, Selley, Zully
Submitted by: bill selley |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: The origin of this name is German for smelter. These people were originally iron smelters in Germany.
Surnames: Schmeltzer, Smelcer, Smelser, Smeltzer, Smelzer
Submitted by: Brenda Hay |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: The Nuss is one of the spellings that has showed up on the documents we found for my great Grandfather George Peter Nusz(pronouce Noose) They were German Farmers that lost the free land given them by the Czar of Russia,when Germans were granted free land to farm in Prussia, My Grandparents came over from Duebrinski,Prussia(Russia) around 1850...on some of his legal papers with him not speaking good English and those not spelling German so good who were doing the legal papers transposed Nusz to Nuss,Noose,Nuze and Newz on alot of the papers, There are alot of Nusz around Hillsboro,Ks.
Surnames: Newz, Noose, Nuse, Nuss, Nusz
Submitted by: carol Cantrell |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
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 |
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Origin: Means the 'Orphan' The first of this name to come to America is Gerret Hendricks Dewees
Surnames: Dewees, Dewes, Dewese
Submitted by: Christine Cagle |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: the name came from the Wisigoths, a tribe of the Goths (people of Germania). It meant friend of freedom. It is found in central and southern France as well as Spain when these people settled in the Roman empire
Surnames: Segui, Seguin, Segur, Seguy
Submitted by: claude seguy |
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Origin: twistle' is the ancient name for the area around the banks of a river. In North America it would be called a 'Coulee' The family originates in the township of Entwistle, ancient parish of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England, and dates back to the middle 1200's. It is a very common name in the Bolton-Bury area of present-day greater Manchester. There are many 'Twistle' names in Lancashire, England, including Birtwistle, Oswaldtwistle and Extwistle.
Surnames: Entwhistle, Entwisle, Entwistle, Enwysell
Submitted by: D.J. Entwistle Stutter |
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Origin: The family was originally from Somerset, England. A large portion of the family moved to the East Riding, Yorkshire, before 1600. The name originally meant a carder of wool.
Surnames: Touse, Tows, Towse
Submitted by: Debra Cohig |
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Origin: The JANSSEN name has a Dutch/Belgium background. My ggrandmothers name was JANSSENS and was traced to St. Niklaas, Waas, Belgium in the mid 1800's. The name means Son of Jan.
Surnames: Janssen
Submitted by: Ginny Struyf Boswell |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: In Danmark this is the form for 'son of Matthias'. This kind of name-giving was also in use in Schleswig (Northern part of Germany, which was until 1866 integral part of Danmark). Somehow in the 17th or 18th century surname became mandatory, so in that time the male ancestor was called Matthias.
Surnames: Madison, Matthiassen, Matthiesen, Matthiessen
Submitted by: G?nter Matthiessen |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: It is my understanding that the name indicates a red-headed person. The nickname Rusty also means the same.
Surnames: Russell
Submitted by: Joan Waterson |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Name: McGimpsey From Gaelic: MacDiomasaigh, O'Diomasaighe. These names came from the Irish word 'Diomusach' meaning proud, haughty, or arrogant.Origin : IrelandThe name McGimpsey occurred in many references, but from time to time, the surname was said to have been recorded as Dempsey, O'Dempsey, Dempsy, Dempsay, Dempsie, and these changes in spelling frequently occurred with the sept. It was not uncommon for a person to be born with one spelling, married with another, and have yet another at his wake. Dempsey is the English version. McGimpsey is the Irish version.Historians have used books by O'Hart, McLysaght, O'Brien, Woulfe along with baptismals, parish records, and ancient land grants to compile the origin of this family name.Researchers have concluded that the family name McGimpsey was first found in King's County, Ireland. Some have said first in Queen's County, Ireland.The Dempseys were associated with the second century Irish King, Cathair Mor. The Dempsey territory included territory on both sides of the River Barrow in the King's and Queen's Counties. Dermot O'Dempsey died in 1193. He was Chief of the Name, and founded the Cistercian Abbey at Moasterevan.After the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland tJLMcGimsey@aol.comJoe McGimsey
Surnames: Dempsay, Dempsey, Dempsie, Dempsy, McGimpsey, McGimsey, McGimsie, McJimsey, O'Dempsey
Submitted by: Joe McGimsey |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: in norway, your surname would be a patronym -- the name olsen, is actually 'ole's son', so, if you were named 'peter', and your father was 'ole', you would be 'peter olsen'..if you were female, and you were ole's daughter, your name would be 'olsdatter'...get it?
Surnames: Ollson, Olsdatter, Olsen, Olson, Olssen
Submitted by: karen johansen |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: I am not sure that Crosson is the correct way to spell this name. It may be spelled Crossan. My grandmother came from Donegal, Ireland around 1914 or 1915, arriving in the port of Wilmington, Delaware. Her mother was Catherine(nee: Daly) and Thomas Crosson. They resided in the Parish of Raphoe.
Surnames: Crossan, Crossen, Crossin, Crosson
Submitted by: Margaret Finkelstein |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Well, in my family, this surname was changed from Jahansen (or Johanson) to Johnson when he came here as an immigrant. A large number of Johnsons I have run across have a similar story to tell.
Surnames: Johansen, Johanson, Johnson
Submitted by: Mary-Ann Johnson |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: My uncle, William Henry Searles (1837-1921) wrote of the Searles name: 'The origin of the line - Searle - in England is Norman, and the earliest mention of the name is SERL, a monk of Tewkesbury, who afterward became Chaplain to William the Conqueror and was appointed Chaplain to the King, then Abbott of Gloucester in the year AD 1084. King William 'kept his Christmas' with SERL in the monastery of Tewkesbury. 'The 'Hundred Rolls' for various counties of England, and the State Papers of Great Britain make mention of Searle families resident in the various counties, as Dignitaries of the Church of England, and occupants of the Manor Lands, Officers in the Military, Naval and Civil Services, and yeomen farming the Church and Manor lands, all in the 11th Century, and down to the present. 'The crest suggests our branch belonged to the church and not to the military.' I do not know the source of his information. Many of my ancestors were Methodist Episcopal ministers in the 1830-1900 period.
Surnames: Searle, Searles
Submitted by: N. Paulson |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Norman French. From Hosseia, just outside of Normandy near LaHoussaye in what is now Seine-et-Marne. From the Norman French meaning 'thistle-like'. Now, modern French 'houx' or holly
Surnames: Dehosse, Hossen, Hossey, Houssaye, Hussey
Submitted by: Paul Hosse |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Erik Gabriel Sellen moved to Rock Island, IL in 1859 from Sweden.
Surnames: Sellen, Sil
Submitted by: Peter Siljerud |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: The Irish surname Brazil and it's variants are anglicized forms of the Gaelic 'O'Breasail'. The name is of patronymic orgin, derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Breasail', an ancient Gaelic personal name derived from the Gaelic 'bres' meaning 'stife or brave and strong in conflict'. This was a popular name in early Ireland and is especially common as the name of early kings. The most famous of these is Brassal Belach, and early king of Leinster. It was also popularized through the devotion to saint Bressal whose feast day was in May. Today this surname is predominately found in Co. Waterford and Offaly, but a century ago it was also numerous in the Counties Tipperary, Kelkenny, Limmerick and Kerry. The surname O'Breasil is recorded in Co. Waterford as early as 1308 and it is found as O'Bressyl in Co. Cork in 1285. In 1537 one Brassell occurs among the commoners of Kilkenny and in 1551 Mahowne Brassill, a kern (Irish soldier, lightly armed) was convicted at Clommel of having stolen cattle. In the 'census' of 1659 the name Brassel was recorded as the principal Irish surname in the Co. Waterford barony of upperthird. In 1608 Denis Brazil of Ballyduff was detained
Surnames: Brassel, Brazil, Breasal, Breassell, Breazeale, Bressal
Submitted by: Phil Brazil |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Dates to 12th Century when John de la Fursa is recorded on the 'Pipe Rolls' of Devon in 1168. Also in 1296 when John atte Furse and Sible atte Ferse were listed in the 'Subsidy Rolls' of Sussex. (UK)Katharine Furze, daughter of Luke was christened in 1664 in Deryan, Cornwall.
Surnames: Fruzer, Fuers, Fursa, Furse, Furss, Fursse, Furz, Furze, Fyres
Submitted by: Philip Furze |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: There are two common interpratations of the origins of Frazier. 1st that it is of Frissean and means 'strawberry bearer or planter' as noted by the 'fraise' or five petaled strawberry plant, the cinque-foil. 2nd is that Frazier is a derivation of 'de Friselle'. It is Norman French and means 'place of ash trees'. The de Friselle's came to Briton in 1066.
Surnames: Fraisior, Fraser-Fraisior-Frasure-Fraysure, Fraser, Frasure, Fraysure, Frazier
Submitted by: Randy Frazier |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Seibert has it's origins as a Germanic Patronymic name. It has 40 some-odd variations in spelling and pronunciation. It's original spelling came from two root words, 'siege' and 'beraht', meaning 'victorious & brilliant one, famous'. These two words combined, create the earliest common form of 'Siegbert'. Before World War I and during the Austrian Monarchy, it 'became' predominitely a 'Jewish' name, and for that reason was eventually avoided by non- Jews. It is often confused with the more common name of 'Siegfried', which means 'victory & peace'. Names such as these are cate- gorized as the 'victory' names, used to depict terms of battle or warfare.... Siegbert: Victory-Bright Siegfried: Victory-Peace Sigismund/Sigmond: Victory- Mountain These names are now commonly depicted as Seibert, Siefert, Simmonds, & Simon.... As a Jewish name, these are possibly descriptive of the tribe of Simeon(Shimon)... commonly the Jews used the 1st sylabble of a German name to depict the tribe they were thought to be from, in this case the Hebrew letter 'Shin'.
Surnames: Segerbarth, Seiber, Seiberlich, Seibert, Sibert, Siebens, Siebert, Siebertz, Siebken, Siegbert, Siegbrecht, Zeibert
Submitted by: Robert C. Seibert |
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Origin: From Grisdale Tarn (lake) in the lake district, Cumbria, England... Grisdale means either 'Valley of the Pigs' or 'Grey Forest'
Surnames: Grisdale, Grisedale
Submitted by: Robert Grisdale |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: While looking up my family tree I found papers written by my great great aunt telling about how My great great great Granfather's name was Christian Sorenson and how it used to be Sorensen before they moved to the U.S. from Denmark. I wasn't quite sure what she meant when she wrote it but the paper read: Christian Sorenson was born May 1st, 1867 in Rollerup Song Denmark to Monte Kathrine'. I'm not sure what that means but I hope it helps you in the future.
Surnames: Sorensen, Sorenson
Submitted by: Sharie Welch |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Family came from Germany
Surnames: Brosius, Proseus
Submitted by: Teresa Reese |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: According to my grandmother (nee Sivage), the name is of French origin.
Surnames: Sauvage, Sauvageau, Savage, Sevidge, Sivage
Submitted by: Tracy Jones |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: It was originally Dees (possibly from Scotland), an extra 'e' was added two generations ago.
Surnames: Deese
Submitted by: V.Deese |
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Origin: The earliest reference to a Culverhouse sems to be Richard AtteKulverhuse who is metioned in the Essex Feet of Fines in 1266. In 1309 Adam Colverhous is found in the Bedfordshire Subsidy Rolls. The name Culverhouse is derived from the occupation of the man who was in charge of what was a most important sousrce of food in the middle ages, i.e. the Culver (Dove). The name means Dovecot.
Surnames: Culverhouse
Submitted by: Valerie A Norris (Mrs) |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: I have two senarios. The first is associated with the Irish meaning 'the son of Giers'. The second is an old Gaelic version beginning with Mac O'Pheris back in the 14th century. Over the years it has changed to O'Pheris, Pheris, Keris, Kerris, Kerse, Kearse, Kierse, Kierce, etc.
Surnames: Kearse, Kearsh, Kearson, Keirce, Kerce, Kerisk, Kerris, Kerrish, Kerrison, Kerse, Kersh, Kierce, Kierse, Kirsh
Submitted by: Vanessa Kierce Burzynski |
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Origin: The German family name Hassinger is classified as being of personal name origin. When a name is de-rived from a personal name, it is usually the name of the bearer's father or mother which is adopted and trans-formed into a fixed hereditary family name. This name is then proudly transmitted from generation to generation. The family name Hassinger developed from 'Hasso', a pet form of several old Germanic personal names.
Surnames: Hasinger, Hasser, Hassig, Hassing, Hassinger
Submitted by: William A. Hasinger |
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Origin: The Unsworths intermarried with many of the distinguished families in southern Lancashire and of the Wirral Peninsula of Cheshire, the Blundells, the Molyneuxs and the Bolds.Edward Unsworth married Mary Delafield, who was maternally descended from Edmund, Duke of Somerset, grandson of John of Gaunt.
Surnames: Hunsworth, Hunworth, Onnsworth, Ownsworth, Unceworth, Undsworth, Uneswort, Uneworth, Unisworth, Unsewoorthe, Unseworthe, Unswarth, Unsworth, Unsworthe
Submitted by: Karl Unsworth |
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Origin: The name means (AS) 'Enclosure of the Hound or Dog'! or more accurately (OE) 'Hund's enclosure', (probably a man's name).
Surnames: Hunsworth, Hunworth, Onnsworth, Ownsworth, Unceworth, Undsworth, Uneswort, Uneworth, Unisworth, Unsewoorthe, Unseworthe, Unswarth, Unsworth, Unsworthe
Submitted by: Robert Unsworth |
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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 Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: The name has been in the Midlands of England for hundreds of years.
Surnames: Ensell
Submitted by: John |
Origin of Se, Meaning of Se
Origin: Excerpts from: 'Old England, Shelfdwellers and Seawolves' a search for the meaning of the surname SELF. Excerpts from an exclusive article by Richard Self in the Self Family Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 6 - 9, 1983.%0a%0aThere is nothing, nor is there any version or conclusion, that definitely establishes the origin of the surname Self. The two theories that reach furthest into the past and coincidentally are the? most logical of the possibilities regarding the origin of the name root themselves in the post-Roman era in England.%0a%0aOne version presents the name as having the meaning 'a dweller on or near a rock or ledge, such as a riverbank'. The name according to this version was associated with the village of Schelf, a community in Yorkshire, and one of the seventeen villages that joined the union of? Halivas. This union was a measure taken for mutual protection against?invasion, banditry, and other hazards of the times. ... the name began to? appear in 1379, and in various spellings that tended to lead it toward the pronunciation of Self.'%0a%0a'... even though Anglo-Saxonized, is that the name stems directly from? the Norseman (Northman) word 'sjolfr'. This was variously? pronounced as 'saeulfe', 'saeulfr', and 'saewulf'. IJami Self Hamilton
Surnames: Self
Submitted by: Jami Self Hamilton |
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