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Origin of Ker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Randolph NY. Father William Visker Surnames: Visker Submitted by: Jon Visker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: ORIGIN OF FAMILY NAME AS WELL AS ANY INFORMATION ON FORREST LOVE DICKERSON SR. OF FAYETTE COUNTY WV...HIS PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS...ECT. Surnames: DICKERSON Submitted by: KIM Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I am currently looking to find the origin of the name Thacker, I would be very interested to know, my father's father's name is Ralph Thacker, deceased. Thank-you. Surnames: Thacker Submitted by: Carey Thacker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: ZENK & ZENKER Grosserow & Friedrichswalde, Germany Surnames: ZENKER Submitted by: Trish McGilchrist Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: The Rev. George Walker (Ireland) D. 1690 at The Battle of the Boyne. I have lots of info but need more. Inerested in Sharing. Surnames: Walker Submitted by: Payne Walker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: my grandfather edward gordon dicker died about 1992. His father gordon edward dicker is buried in mount pleasent cemetary in condon ontario. Any info would be helpfull. I believe he died around 1968. Surnames: dicker Submitted by: john dicker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: George Washington Coker m. Theodosia Hodges both born in Henderson Co. TX Surnames: Coker Submitted by: Marilyn Coker Baker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: anywhere, anytime Surnames: McKerlie Submitted by: Bob McKerlie Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Texas Tuckers Surnames: Tucker Submitted by: Joe Zadrozny Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I am researching the Mackerall family from Fugglestone St Peter, Wiltshire. Mary Mackerall married John Boon.I'd be pleased to hear from other researchers. Surnames: Mackerall Submitted by: Sue Howes Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: WALKER,Isham,RS,>Littleberry>Littleberry,Jr.,SC,Ga,FL WALKER,Joseph, son of Capt.John,Belfast, Ireland, 1744>James>Jonathon>JamesM>NC,SC,Ga,Fl WALKER,Thomas m. Elizabeth O'STEEN Surnames: WALKER Submitted by: Carolyn Walker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Originally Volker with omlaut over o. Variants include, Felker, Felkerin (German female, children), Folker, Fulker, Fulger, Fulkerson, Voelker, Volkerson, Welker. Most varients occurred during the 1700-1860 period when the German speaking Volker name was anglicized in the US. In German phone book today there are 90,000 Volkers, 3000 Welkers and 300 Felkers. German V sounds like English F. German W sounds like English V. Surnames: Felker Submitted by: Larry Felker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Descendant of William Secker and Jane Grimsey m 1782 Surnames: Secker Submitted by: Eric John Coppell Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: James Barker b. 28, March, 1801 Chatham Cty. North Carolina. Have family downline to present but no information on parents and ancestors. Surnames: Barker Submitted by: Heather (Barker) Foster Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Osby Washington Walker Was born on 02/20/1886 in Muhlenberg County Kentucky any information on family tree. Lived in Sebree Ky most of his life. Surnames: Walker Submitted by: Allen Walker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I am looking for Pearl Barker, born about 1897-1900 and may have been raised by a relative. We think she grew up in Commerce Ottawa Co, OK, Her Parents may have been Robert and Alta Barker, she also may have had a sister named Myrtle, Pearl married Nelson Smith in Carthage Missouri on Dec 10, 1915. Nelson was first married to Lelia Viola Davis and she died in 1914 They eventually ended up in Aspen Pitkin Co Colorado, They are both buried in the Red Butte Cemetery there. Surnames: BARKER Submitted by: Connie Bost Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: looking for the baker family of thorpe le soken essex.they lived there from about 1840 to 1910.grateful for any information Surnames: baker Submitted by: robin walker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: the family of Harry James Baker of Elwood Indiana and Jefferson County Indiana Surnames: Baker Submitted by: Gilbert F Russell Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: The surname Pinkerton as told by a historian of the MacEwan's the bard's of the clann Campbell, from the place name in the Lothians (early land of the Votadini) in Scotland, comes from the Latin 'pingere', to paint, the past participle of which is 'pictii' (Picts) and the Gaelic 'dun' or fort. Pingere + dun = Pict fort. Surnames: Pinkerton Submitted by: Micheal O'Liam Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Ellerker Surname. Named from the place of origin of the family - a small village in East Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The village is originally mentioned in the Doomsday Book Eller, from alder (a shrub-like tree) Ker, same origins as "carr", "car", "kar" meaning marsh. The village is situated on the Humber estuary. Likely to be of Scandinavian origins, as other spelling variations occur within this area: Elliker, Ellikar, Ellicar. Surnames: Ellerker Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Netherlands Surnames: Overacker Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: My father, David Lamecker, is the first child of Leo and Delores (Hinderman) Lamecker. I have a lot of information that is NOT listed in this site. So feel free to contact me if needed.. Surnames: Lamecker Submitted by: Jill Eklund (Lamecker) Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: John & Ralph Osker Born Durham Eng Mother Ann Dennis/Demis father John & Ralph Osker confused? you will be Late 1800's Surnames: Osker Submitted by: Sandra Hosker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: World-wide one name study. All information welcome. Surnames: PEAKER Submitted by: Roy Peaker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I have located a Richard Walker (b1768) an transported to Australia in 1814 for forgery. The forgery charge was fabricated and his name was really George ! Surnames: walker Submitted by: Peter Walker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: German surname meaning a worker in or for a church. Surnames: Kerchner, Kirchner Submitted by: Charles Kerchner Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Family property of the female descendents of the Counts of Zutphen, Gelre and Kleef. Husbands took the name of the property when they married the owner after 1500. Surnames: Eggink, Stukkers, Nannes, Ettikhoven,De Blaauw Submitted by: Daniel Eggink Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Tacksmen on the Isle of Skye were the agents of the clan leader who determined the tax to be paid by each crofter to the laird Surnames: Tasker Submitted by: Tasker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I think KERTELS comes from Hungary, where the word KERTECS means Gardener. Surnames: KERTELS Submitted by: Erich Kertels Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: My Grandfathers name is Lashbrook Hymas Laker. Who also told me that it was of english origin. (England) Surnames: Laker Submitted by: Kyle Laker Gardner Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: I researched the name 'Pickering' several years ago at my local library. The particular article said the name Pickering may have evolved from people called 'Pickeringus'. Its meaning was, "People who live on the edge of the pointed hill." I laughed when I read this because I imagined the filthy peasant characters from Monty Python and the Holy Grail running down the pointed hill from their huts and pillaging unfortunate travellers on the road below. Surnames: Pickering Submitted by: Jennifer Pickering Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Steinacker is a little town in the Bergische Land in Germany, about 50 km away from Cologne. Surnames: Steinacker Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Betekenis van de naam Biersteker: Er zijn meerdere verklaringen voor de naam: 1. een soort groothandelaar, tussen brouwer en tapper 2. een biertapper, ook wel tireur de bi?re of bierbeschooier (Nederlandsch Woordenboek van Kroes en te Winkel) 3. man die het bier "afsteekt", bepalen van de hoeveelheid bier en het alcoholpercentage in verband met te betalen accijns (belasting) 4. in de brouwerswereld een man die een nieuw vat "aansteekt" (aanslaat) 5. toestel dat in een bierfust wordt gestoken waardoor het bier van het fust kan worden getapt. synoniem: steekkraan (bron www.biertje.tmfweb.nl/encb.htm) 6. een steekwagen waarop het bier werd vervoerd. Surnames: Biersteker Submitted by: Gerard Biersteker Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: meaning comes from cornwall and is derived from the old cornish word NANS KERVIS which means valley of the stags. Surnames: nankervis Submitted by: ian Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: From Acker, oaken, made of oak, and man. The brave, firm, unyielding man. Surnames: Ackerman Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Camden derives this surname from the Latin Ager, a field. The name, however, is Saxon, and signifies the place of oaks, or oak-man; ac and ake being old terms for oak. The termination er, in many nouns has the same signification as the Latin vir, a man--as Plower, i. e., Plowman; Baker, Bakerman. Like oak, the first Acker might have been firm and unyielding in his disposition, or he might have used or sold acorns. Surnames: Ackers Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Derived from Amager, a small Danish island to the east of Copenhagen. Surnames: Amaker Submitted by: Origin of Ker, Meaning of Ker Origin: Hockerton means stool farmstead Hocker German and English origin means stool Ton English origin means farmstead Surnames: Hokerton Submitted by: glitz 11/25/2009 2:07 PM Page 2 of 3

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