Total Records: 211
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Origin: Germany
Surnames: Goethe, Goette, Goettee, Gothe, G?the, Otto, Lauer, Eggert, Thursam, Thuersam, Tiersam
Submitted by: Allison Goettee Cate |
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Origin: German, 'From the hill' or 'From the Castle' Originally 'Vonderburg
Surnames: Funderburg, Vonderburg
Submitted by: Amanda Funderburg |
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Origin: I beleive they were Cherokee Indians
Surnames: Mcclure
Submitted by: Andrea McClure |
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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 |
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Origin: Burnside is scottish derived from John who lived on the side of the burn. This is a stream or river. The first Burnside came over from Dublin Ireland but I have no dates.
Surnames: Burnside
Submitted by: Anne Allison |
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Origin: The Aner's started out as far back as 1569, in Switzerland. They are often confused for being German because it was the language they spoke. Records can be found of the early Aner's at any Family History Center. In 1734, The One branch of the Aner family came to America. After that there names became... Arner, Orner, Urner and Urner.
Surnames: Aner, Arner, Orner, Urner
Submitted by: Anne Arner |
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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 |
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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: Angela Gernaey from UK told me her family changed the name when they moved to the UK; it was 'Gernaey' when in Belgium; then in the UK, they used 'Gurney' because of simplicity of spelling. She has retained the original.
Surnames: Gernaey, Gernay, Gurney
Submitted by: Corinne G. Doden |
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Origin: French Huguenots, spelled Faure. Later used Fore, Foree, Ford, once in a while Four.
Surnames: Faure, Ford, Fore, Foree, Four
Submitted by: Ellen Byrne |
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Origin: This surname in my family originally came from Chudnov, Ukraine. My great grandfather Nathan and Sarah were formally named Muravina.. They changed there name to Mark when they came to the US.
Surnames: Mark, Muravina
Submitted by: Esther Bradley Mark |
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Origin: One of the first Freshours (Froschauers) to make it to the USA was Hans Jorg. He came over in the Great Palitinate Migration from Germany. The name Froschauer means frog meadow in German.
Surnames: Freshour, Froschauer Frushour
Submitted by: Kelly Freshour Mosley |
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Origin: Burrington- from the Old English 'bur, end' and 'tun' 'villa and enclosure'.
Surnames: Burrington
Submitted by: Kerry |
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Origin: an uncommon name ( in england anyway)found mainly in the county of KENT, ENGLAND. I once read that it meant 'ghetto dweller' and originated in CANTERBURY, KENT first referance around 1400, sorry can't remember the book i read it in though
Surnames: Jury
Submitted by: martin jury |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Origin: Sherburne derives from the Viking colonisation of the Danelaw. It is literally translated as 'Bright Stream' but has also been anglicised to 'Brightwater'.
Surnames: Sherbourne, Sherburn, Sherburne
Submitted by: Richard Sherburn |
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Origin: The GOFORTH Name: Numerous clues which indicate that the Goforths were of Welsh origin. There are three Reports: %0a%0a1. The Goforth name originated several hundred years ago when a man faced with the alternative to violate his conscience or to 'go-forth' and leave everything. He chose to 'Go Forth.' %0a%0a2. Another report is about a man who used to fish for the Gar and always went to the forth or bay. The name Goforth was derived at a later date from the name 'Gar-forth.' %0a%0a3. An article taken from the newspaper, 'Long Beach Ind. Tel.', 4-30-67, states that the name is an English locational surname and was formed from the old Welsh word, 'Gof', coupled with the English 'ford'. Together describing 'Blacksmith's river crossing.' Altered to Goforth after centuries of use by descendents of the first 'Blacksmith who lived at the ford'.
Surnames: Goforth, Gofourth
Submitted by: Ronald G. Martin |
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Origin: the surname Ambler is french in origin, and is also mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - it literally means 'to walk the horses'. It is also an occupational surname.
Surnames: Ambler, Le Ambleur
Submitted by: sarah ambler |
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Origin: The name Burchett-Birchett-Burchette is supposedly derived from a family living at the end of a street somewhere in England that had a small Birch tree close to their home -thus Burchett-Birchett Burchette
Surnames: Birchett, Burchett, Burchette
Submitted by: William H. Burchett |
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Origin: Believed to be French Canadians who migrated from Quebec to Prescott, Ontario. Entered U.S. at Ogdensburg, NY Changed name to Flora to get into RR union. Alexander Fleurant who was father of Wm. Frank Flora who lived in Niagara Fall, NY
Surnames: Fleaurant, Fleurant, Flora
Submitted by: dan Flora |
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Origin: The Hackbarth surname has it's origins in Germany. More specifically, it seems to have originated from what was the Pomeranian region of Germany/Prussia. Now the region formerly known as Pomerania is split by the Oder River, with it's western half remaining part of Germany, but the eastern half becoming part of Poland.
Surnames: Hackbart, Hackbarth, Hackbeck, Hackbird, Hackburt, Hockburt
Submitted by: Mike Hackbarth |
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Origin: In his book, 'Welborn-Wilburn History-Genealogy', Hiram Coleman Wilburn gives the following as the source of the American family surname: 'A bulletin of the Media Research Corporation, Washington, D.C., states that the family name Wellborn-Welborn-Wilbourn-Wilburn, Etc., was undoubtedly derived from the English name, which had its origin in 'dweller at the well', or 'dweller at the springbrook.'
Surnames: Welborn, Welbourn, Welburn, Wilborn, Wilburn
Submitted by: Ronda Wilburn Houston |
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Origin: Originally, the Danish name was 'de Yarburgh' This ancient family migrated to the area of Yorkshire, England and eventually three brothers came to America and the spelling of the name changed to several different variants, but all the variants are from the same family.
Surnames: Yarber, Yarberry, Yarbro, Yarbrough, Yarburgh
Submitted by: Elizabeth Yarber-Beavers |
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Origin: La Tour d'Auvergne--Name of my French family, orginally from the village of Latour in Auvergne, dating from 10th century; it divided into several branches, including Counts of Auvergne, Dukes of Bouillon and Al'bert, and Viscounts of Turenne; see BOUILLON and TURENNE. Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (d. 1519) married Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino; mother of Queen Catherine de Medicis, who married Henri de Valois, later Henry II of France.
Surnames: La Tour, La Ture, Latour, Le Tour
Submitted by: Harrison L. Thomas Sr. |
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Origin: Furlong originated with the distance measurement of furlong now only used in horse races. The Irish Furlongs came over with Strongbow who aided MacMurrough's attempt to conquor all of Ireland. In reward for their services, MacMurrough promised them land in Wexford and Waterford.
Surnames: Furlong
Submitted by: judy picard |
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Origin: Possibly of Pictish origin, the sept originated from Leathlobhair, one of the kings of Ireland who died in 871.(Ireland was then divided in four parts, each mastered by one ' king ' ).
Surnames: Lallour, Lalor, Lalour, Lawlor
Submitted by: Patrick LALLOUR |
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Origin: The name is English and means 'Dweller in the Hay wood'. One Cuthbert Hayhurst emigrated to the USA in the seventeenth century, but I have no specific information about him.
Surnames: Hayhurst, Heyhurst
Submitted by: Alan Hayhurst |
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Origin: Old Scandinavian forename Thorgeat meaning 'Thor's gate'. Origin (Thurgood) : England.
Surnames: Thurgood, Thorgeat, Thorgod, Thurgot, Turgoti, Thurgod, Thorogood, Thoroughgood, Thorowgood, Throwgood, Thorgood, Thurgate
Submitted by: Mark Thurgood |
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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 |
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Origin: Basically the surname McCurdy or MacKirdy has always been linked to the islands of Bute and Arran in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, and the island of Rathlin and the north coast of Antrim in Ireland. The gaelic form is Muircheartach. Pronounced MUR-KER-TA and MUR-KUR-TI. The name appears to mean 'sea ruler', 'sea director (navigator)' or 'sea rover'.
Surnames: McCurdy, McCurry, McGurdy, Mackirdy, Currie
Submitted by: Marla Fair |
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Origin: The THURSTON name according to Brown Thurston's book THURSTON GENEAOLOGIES, 1882, is of Scandinavian origin but has a long and proud history in the British Isles.
Surnames: Thurston, Thurstin, Thirstin, Thustan, Thusten
Submitted by: Anson J. Thurston, Jr. |
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Origin: Origin Urspring Alemania Siglo XV
Surnames: GEYWITZ URIBE
Submitted by: CHRISTIAN |
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Origin: From: Early History of Dyrham House, Dyrham Park, Glos
"The name DYRHAM is generally thought to derive from the Saxon ?deor-hamm? meaning deer enclosure. If so, then Dyrham is amongst the oldest deer parks in the country.
Another derivation is the British ?dwr? meaning water. The numerous springs in the hills form a brook which once ran close by the Stablrs.
Dyrham is first metioned in the Saxon Chronicle of 891 AD. This records that in the year 577, Ceaulin, the king of the West Saxons, and his son Cuthwine killed 3 British kings at Deorrhamm together with many of their followers, thereby capturing 3 important cities ? Cleancester, Cyrenceaster and Bathanceaster. The battle enabled the Saxons to reach the Bristol Channel and cut off the Welsh Britons from their allies in the South West and was therefore was a significant victory. Hinton Hill, a mile from Dyrham, has terraces and earthworks which are thought to be the remains of a Saxon Settlement."
Given the above information, it can be conjectured that the linguistic origins of the surname DERHAM may have led to more than one group of people with the surname who arose separately and unrelated. The Saxons were all over Britain and therefore so was their language. They were prolific on the east coast, which explains the large DER(E)HAM family (more about them later) in the villages of the same name in Norfolk. Regional accents provide for the modern day differences in spelling.
As for DURHAM, the above quote provides for the city in the north of England and also some people with this surname BUT as all we DERHAMS know, even today we can still spell out D-E-R-H-A-M to people and they STILL write it incorrectly! I have found my DERHAM ancestors on censuses as DURHAM, DARHAM and god knows what else.
There are also the 2 villages in Norfolk, England called East and West DEREHAM. The DER(E)HAM family were nobility and landowners in this area for many years - a few hundred. They intermarried with the HOWARDS, the BOLEYNS (aka the BULLENS), the CULPEPPERS, the DANVERS, and the VILLIERS families to name but a few. It is conjectured that when Francis Der(e)ham was executed on December 18th 1541 at Tyburn for having relations with King Henry the 8th's wife Katherine Howard, his (Francis Der(e)ham's) brothers fled Norfolk to the West Country (hence the concentration of Derhams in Somerset even now) and one to Ireland (expl?). Until recently this was just Family Oral History. My good old (!) Dad somehow came into possession of a book that documents the DERHAMS of Norfolk and gives a serious case for the DERHAMS of Somerset being descended from THOMAS, brother of FRANCIS DERHAM. Dad also has the family tree of DERHAMS in Bristol who link to our own line in North Curry. The data he has lines up with the data in the book ... the actual physical proof that links my Somerset and Bristol DERHAMS hasn't yet surfaced but the names in the book and Dad's family tree are almost a perfect match. Watch this space! For those of you also in my line, you will have noticed the intermarriages mentioned above - we might be related to not only headless Francis, but also Katherine Howard, Anne Boleyn, another of Katherine's boyfriend called Thomas Culpepper and Henry VIII by marriage! Away with ye, peasants!
I was once told that DERHAM is a possible translation of the surname FARMER - from which language, I don't know.
There is the French surname DE RHAM and the dutch VAN DER HAM.
I recently found a website (on the DERHAM Links Page) concerning an IRANIAN by whose name was DERHAM. This is the most remarkable information I have come across yet!
There was also a vast estate in Ireland called DERHAM - but it has yet to be proven whether the family that named it was Irish or English (possibly a link back to the brother of Francis Dereham?)
From Phillip Derham:
Of Jutish stock - allegedly from a 9th century Jutish family (headed by Alaric?) in what is now Norfolk.
In the C14 and C15 served the Dukes of Norfolk as major domos
An alternative derivation of the surname is a mis-spelling of the name of a famous (?C8-9th) battle in south west England called "Deoram" or something similar.
Where factual evidence is available, a Derham was the English ambassador to the Papal Court during Charles II's reign, but we have been unable to link him to our family.
My (Phillip) great grandfather, Frederick who was born in England, made and lost money in the 1890s land boom here, and, while he had the money, applied for a grant of a coat of arms. That was granted, but with a different crest to that of the C17 Ambassador, suggesting that my great grandfather was unable to identify a relationship over the 2 centuries. Interestingly, an Irish Derham family also has a similar coat of arms, but instead of one deer's head, their shield has 3 deer's heads and a different crest.
Surnames: Derham, Dyrham, Dereham, Durham, Darham
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Origin: Wymondham, Leicestershire area
Surnames: Bursnall
Submitted by: J Cross |
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Origin: Samuel Burnett b. 1798 E. TN married Sarah Davis Roane Co TN
Surnames: Burnett
Submitted by: Cheryl Coverly |
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Origin: Have extensive collection on Amburgey family, going back to 1550 in Germany. Originally Amberger.
Surnames: AMBURGEY
Submitted by: Dot |
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