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Origin of Us Total Records: 159  Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: A Coat of Arms was granted to a William Edward Osteen a parlimentary Senator and Admin Line Officer. He was an old English Patriarch of Penbrokeshire, England. Descendents decended to Scotland, Ireland, & N. Amer during the succeeding centuries. A Coat of Arms was granted in 1506. Surnames: Austin, O'steen, Osteen, Austin, O'steen, Osteen Submitted by: Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Christopher Columbuses real name is Cristobal Colon. The name is pronounced exactly like cologne and has an accent over the second o. The folklore of the name is that the white man found it too difficult to pronounce colon so it became Columbus. Colon is of Spainard descent and is linked heavily to the Puerto Rican people. Surnames: Colon, Columbus Submitted by: Amanda Colon Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: What's in Your Name? If the present day Garners went on a genealogical hunt, they would go to France to trace the original family roots. The name would be found as Garneau & Garnier. Before it ever became a surname, Garnerius was a popular personal name during the 11th Century. The old French word of 'Germer' meant a storehouse for corn or grain' and the name was given to a man who worked at, or perhaps the keeper of the grainery. The latin 'granum' means 'seed'. The surname came to England from france at the time of the Conquest and is found written originally as Gerner. Geogrey gerner is recorded on Tax Rolls of Essex in 1272. William del Gerner lived in Lancashire, England in 1332. Surnames: Del Gerner, Garner, Garnerius, Garnier, Gerner Submitted by: Barbara Stainback Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: 1. 'one who came from Huddleston',a park township in the parish of sherburn, west riding in Yorkshire. 2.'Huda',Hun', originally denoted ' a fence or encloseure'which became 'enclosure round a house, a homestead,village of town. the earliest record of this surname is from 1200,Richard de Hudelsdun is recorded in the 'Curia Regis Rolls' of yorkshire . william Hudleston was residing in Yorkshire in 1379. in 1587 William Hudleston is mentioned in the 'lancashire Wills at Richmand. the marriage of John Huddleston and Elizabeth Holy is registered in St. James Clerkenwell in 1711 Surnames: Hudderston, Huddleson, Huddleston, Huddlestone, Hudlestone, Hussleson Submitted by: brenda bishop Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Originates in Germany. Surnames: Buschbaum Submitted by: Brian Buschbaum Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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 Us, Meaning of Us 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 Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: There is a family legend or tradition, called the 'waif' tale, handed down for many generations, and by now at least apochryphal, that a young boy was found wandering somewhere in Wales, and taken in by people who reared him. His name was unknown, but because he was fond of music (then spelled musick), he was given the name 'Musick. Surnames: Music, Musick Submitted by: Donald G Musick Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: I found it, in the 1100 years, in Italy, 'Liguria' nearby Genua, where 'Wilielmus et Pascalis Marzonus where bankers. I?m the last descendent of the principal tree of the Marzoni. F.M. Surnames: Mar?onis - Marzonus, Mar?onis, Marzoni, Marzonus Submitted by: Ferdinando Marzoni Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: HAUS, to all appearances, is characterictic in origin and is generally associated with German speaking background. It would have the meaning of 'householder, or head of a family' In our family the legend is that in early Switzerland our ancestors lived in a chalet up on a mountain, overlooking a village. The villagers referred to them as the family from'das haus', thus becoming the basis for the name HAUS. A good tale, but of course without any verification. It must be remembered that most German surnames are derived from occupations, colors, descriptions, as well as locations. Surnames: Haus Submitted by: Frank R. Haus Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Possibly secularized Augustinian Frairs at the time of the Reformation and dissolution of the monasteries in England - the surname is rare or even absent before 1550. Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales speaks of somone who 'did swink and toil as Austin bit' that is as St Augustine orders. Friars of the Augustinian Order were known as Austin Friars. Surnames: Austen, Austin Submitted by: George Austin Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs agree that the name MacInnes and all of its variants are of ancient and unique origin. The celtic version is closer to Mac Aonghais. During ancient times the Mac Innes clan followed King Colla from Ireland to Dalriada and established themselves there as one of the original clans to settle that part of Scotland from Ireland. They weathered many hardships but the final straw was the Jacobite Rebellion, which split the clan and led to the Highland Clearances. As a result, the clan has been scattered across the United States and Canada, with some contingents in Australia. The various customs and immigration services of the areas where the Scotsmen settled seem to have corrupted the name many times, leaving a wide variety of variants. Surnames: Macinnes, Mcangus, Mcginnis, Mcinnes, Mcinnis, Mckinnish, Mcmaster Submitted by: Jack McInnis Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The name comes from Numa Pompilius. He was the second king of Rome (r. 715-673 BC). Of Sabine origin, he was regarded by later Romans as the wisest and most pious of their seven traditional kings. To Numa were attributed the reformation of the calendar, the reorganization of the state religion, the regulation of religious rites and ceremonies, the organization of the several sacerdotal colleges, and the establishment of the system of sacral law. Surnames: Pompilio, Pompilius Submitted by: James D. Pompilio Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The name has been traced to 54 BC it is of Greek origin. Surnames: Tinius Submitted by: James Tinius Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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 Us, Meaning of Us Origin: This name is from England. I can trace the roots back to England from 1600's Surnames: Croshaw, Crowshaw, Crusher Submitted by: Kathy Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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 Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: All come from the Slavic, meaning 'From the place of the pears'. Most and including mine come from Mecklenburg-Schwerin (North East Germany). A Slavic people called Wends or Sorbs mixed with the Germans since the 12th Century. The Mecklenburg area had Teutonic people living there since the first centuries of Christianity and in the 6th Century, Slavic tribes moved into or seized the area untill the Germans (Henry the Lion) seized the area in the 12th Century but let the Slavic princes rule and since 1871 is part of Germany. Surnames: Grischow, Grueschow, Gruschow Submitted by: Kenneth Gruschow Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: My mother was a Loftis. She is from Alabama/Mississippi. My great grandparents are from Ireland. There is a story about the difference between Loftis and Loftus. There were two brothers who got in a huge fight to the point that they no longer wanted to be associated. As a gesture of disgust, one changed the spelling of their name so that they would no longer being associated. A good friend of mine in high school was a Loftus. We both went to our relatives and asked if they knew why they were spelt differently. And amazingly enough, we both came back with the same story. Both of us having relatives who came over on the boat from Ireland. Hope this helps. Surnames: Loftis, Loftus Submitted by: Melissa Stage Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Rusk comes from the the name Roux. Rusk is of celtic origin. Originated as a branch of the Buchanan Clan in Scotland. Surnames: Rusk, Ruske Submitted by: Merrifae Rusk Putch Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The surname Agius is apparently of Greek dissent. I have been told that it means (saint or holy one) as in Agius Nicholas, which stands for Saint Nicholas. I am Maltese, born on the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean sea. We were able to go back to the time of the Knights of Malta in 1584 and were able to trace back for 10 generations. Surnames: Agius Submitted by: Pacifico Agius Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Kuester is German for the caretaker of the church. The English equivalent would be sexton. A story I heard from an Ed Kuester from New York claims that originally there was a family named Von Fralinger. This was consisted of a father and 4 sons. This family were robber barons. One of the sons had a falling out with his father. He took refuge at the church and became the caretaker. He changed his name to Kuester. Surnames: Custer, Kuester, Kuster Submitted by: Pat Kuester Bowen Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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 Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The Italian surname Lopez, is of Spanish origin. Surnames such as this came from the personal name of the father of the original bearer of the name. The surname Lopez came from the the Spanish personal name 'Lope' and the suffix 'ez' signifies 'son of'. The Spanish personal name 'Lope' becomes 'Lupo' in Italian, which came from the Latin word 'Lupus' and means 'wolf'. Surnames: Lope, Lopez, Lupo, Lupone, Lupus Submitted by: Rhonda Lopez Wallers Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Family came from Germany Surnames: Brosius, Proseus Submitted by: Teresa Reese Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The surname DUSKIN, as far as that which pertains to its origin in north Alabama, originated from the surname DESKINS during the mid 1800s. Local recorders of county records may have misrecorded the Deskins surname as Duskin or Duskins. This happened for certain in Alabama and Iowa with different branches of the Deskin(s) lines from Virginia. Surnames: Duskin Submitted by: Terry D. Lee Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: I have only anecdotal information, but recent Russian emigrants indicate that it comes from the Ukraine around Kiev, a proposed origin of the name is that they were 'capmakers' or makers of Russian fur hats, hence also 'furrier'. Surnames: Kushner Submitted by: Unknown Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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 Us, Meaning of Us Origin: John Nevil was believed to have served as 'usher' to Prince John, ushering people into the presence of John. John le or de Ussher, 1302 was appointed constable of Dublin Castle under Edward I and continued under Edward II. The family is believe to have come from the Yorkshire area and changed the name from Nevil to Ussher, to describe the occupation engage in. Surnames: Usher, Ussher Submitted by: Vivianne K. Bradley Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: German, oldest known mention is in Malchin, Mecklenburg about 1450. Surnames: Cobernus, Cobernuss, Kobernuhs, Kobernus, Kobernuss, Kobernusz, Kubbernuss, Kubernuhs, Kubernus Submitted by: George Kobernus Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Dropping the tail off the high german Y results in an I. My great grandfather, Hinrich Cyriacks, upon immigrating to Wisconsin from the Bremen area of Germany in the 1870s allowed his name to be spelled Ciriacks, thus beginning the largest extant branch of the family going back to the 3rd century A.D. He has more than 400 descendents. The original name, either Cyriac, Cyriacus, Quiricus or Cyriax, depending upon whether Latin, Greek, or ancient German is used, is Greek and may have meant DEDICATED TO THE LORD when initially used around 2000 years ago.%0a%0aSee an example of the high german spelling at http://ciriacks.cyriac-fhp.com%0a%0a%0a Surnames: Ciriack, Ciriacks, Cyriacks, Cyriaks, Cyriax, Cyriacus, Ciriaco, Cyriakus, Kyriacou, Quiriaco, Zirjacks Submitted by: Ben Ciriacks Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: O nome Busse ? classificado como sendo de origem de patronal, e pode ser achado nos pa?ses que falam alem?o e tamb?m em Als?cia-Lorraine. Um patronal ? derivado do nome pessoal do pai ou do portador original do nome como um sobrenome. Tinham servido como ornamento de um nome patronal. Depois do primeiro nome passou de pai para filho afim de identifica-lo melhor na comunidade local. Atualmente o sobrenome Busse ? freq?ente na Alemanha Central e no Norte, sendo a forma reduzida usado na Alemanha antiga do nome pessoal Busrkhard. O pr?prio Busrkhard est? composto do alem?o antigo "burgo" , significando " castelo ", e " herti " de harti, significando " duro ". Formas variantes do nome Busse incluem Bub, Bube, Bussi, Bosse. Surnames: Busse, Bub, Bube, Bussi, Bosse. Submitted by: Douglas Ribas Busse Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: I WAS ALWAYS TOLD OZZIE WAS A TIN SMITH IN DENMARK OR SWEDEN AND WHEN HE IMMIGRATED TO ENGLAND IT BECAME OZTIN THEN AUSTIN Surnames: Austin, Oztin Submitted by: Leone C Brooks Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: Cozby is an English place name for the man who came from the so-named location in Leicestershire, derived from Cossa (an Old English given name) + Old Norse byr = farm, settlement. Surnames: Cozby, Cosby, Cosbie, Causby Submitted by: Steve Cozby Origin of Us, Meaning of Us 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. Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: The imigrant ancestor to the United States was Jan Fransse Van Husum. The name 'Van' means 'from'. The 'Husum' is where he was from,Husum, in Schleswig Holstein-Germany. The name was phonetically spelled Van Hoesen when he moved to Holland, and ultimately the United States. From there it became, Van Hoosen, Van Hooser, Van Hoose, Van Hosen, Van Heosen, Van Hosan, Van Hoosan, Van Hoesan, Van Hoozen, Van Hoezen, Van Hoezan, etc. If you have further informtion, please e-mail. Dorise Surnames: Van Husum, Van Hoesen, Van Hooser, Van Hoose Submitted by: Dorise Van Hoose House Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: France is where the surname causer originates from, it means to chat. There was many in the Champagne region in France and they were the speakers of a town (not sure of its name) They made wine and alot of them escaped to the U.K during the French Revolution. Surnames: Causer Submitted by: Rebecca Origin of Us, Meaning of Us Origin: looking for a Samuel Negus b 1755 somewhere in Vt. or Ma. Was in the Civil War. Need to know where he was born.Thanks Surnames: negus Submitted by: Ellen Maguire 5/22/2013 11:13 AM Page 1 of 5

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