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Origin of head Total Records: 6  Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: Looking for Hollingshead ancestors from Leicestershire from 1600s. Surnames: Hollingshead Submitted by: Caroline Cavanagh Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: Is there any link to Whitehead's from Germany? Surnames: Whitehead Submitted by: John Whitehead Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: Head family, lived in the Thompkins, co. N.Y. and Tioga county P.A. area in the 1800's. Surnames: Head Submitted by: Marianne Pearson Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: MARY JANE 'POLLY' HEADY born: 2-5-1801 VA; died: 7-20-1845 Wayne Co, IL married: ABRAHAM MARTIN ca: 1823-24 seeking info/relatives/descendants to share info Surnames: HEADY Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: Moorhead is the English Spelling of the Name Muirhead Believed to be derived from the place in Scotland called the moors and or head of the moors however it is becoming more and more apparent that the name is from one of the sons of Muireadoch of the Kings of Ireland known to have come over to Scotland in the 6th century and known to be a Clan very ancient. Surnames: Morehead, Moorhead, Moorehead, Muirhead Submitted by: Ben Origin of head, Meaning of head Origin: The Encyclopedia of American Family Names, by H. Amanda Rbb and Andrew Chesler (1995: Harper Collins) lists, on page 683, the following information: Whitehead: Origin: English, Irish, Scottish. For the English and Scottish versions, it's derived from the Middle English "whit" and "heved," meaning, respectively (and not too surprisingly) white and head. It was a name given to those with light-colored or white hair. In Ireland, it's a mistaken translation of Canavan, a name predominantly found in Connemara and other parts of County Galway. Surnames: Whitehead Submitted by: Daniel J. Kane 11/8/2009 10:35 PM Page 1 of 1

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