For example, a child christened John Oliver might result in later generations adopting Oliver as their surname. Wheeler — another word for a wheelwright Chapman — sold goods at market Inman — innkeeper Baxter — lady baker Brewster — lady brewer Lister — dyer Walker — someone who pounded wool with their feet, part of the wool making process. Hurst — wooded hill Shaw — another word for a wood.
The 14th century Luttrell Psalter is unique in that it is richly illustrated with scenes of everyday life in medieval…. Toponomastics is the study of place names. The name of a place can give clues as to its history, people, location in the landscape and much, much more…. Read on to find out why! Some common surnames and where they derive from: Wheeler — another word for a wheelwright Chapman — sold goods at market Inman — innkeeper Baxter — lady baker Brewster — lady brewer Lister — dyer Walker — someone who pounded wool with their feet, part of the wool making process.
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Join the Discussion. Julie Feb 20, I love this keep up the good work! EFrost Jan 22, This is just really interesting. My last name is Frost. So maybe my ancestor had a cold personality, or maybe they lived in a cold area. They even could have worked with ice or something. I've always been curious about this. This article just widens my curiosity! Jan 26, Those are great ideas!
For example, the Arkwrights makers of arks or chests are from Lancashire, the Crappers croppers and Frobishers furbishers or cleaners of armour are from Yorkshire, and the Dymonds dairymen are from Devon. On the other hand, some distinctive names were influenced by more prolific occupational names, and names that started out as Goldsmith , Combsmith or Smithson may have become simply Smith.
Occupational names will differ in frequency in certain areas for several reasons. The geography of a district may favour one or more specific industries such as stone-masonry, thatching or fishing and the distribution of Mason , Thatcher and Fisher will reflect this. The more prolific 12th- to 14th-century building skills are represented by Wright , Slater , Leadbeater , Carpenter and Plummer. With no real brick industry during this period the surname Brick or Bricker does not exist - Brickman derives from the Norse 'brigg' meaning bridge.
Similarly with names derived from military occupations, there are no names from firearms, only those derived from the weaponry and occupations around in these early centuries. And from the church we have Pope , Bishop , Monk and Abbott. However, these are most likely to have been nicknames rather than actual occupations, as with King. Or possibly they originated from performers in the Mystery or other religious plays. Sometimes a nickname became a hereditary surname. Names such as Fox , from the crafty animal, or White , perhaps from the hair or complexion, are widespread.
However, the pronounced regional distribution of names such as Nice in Essex or Wildgoose in Derbyshire suggests single family origins. In some cases, nicknames are from Norman-French words, such as Papillon dainty or inconsistent, from butterfly or Foljambe deformed leg. Names deriving from plants and animals are almost certainly nicknames - such as Catt , Sparrow and Oak - but may also be location names or even occupations. But most nicknames come from colour, complexion or form - names such as Armstrong and Strongitharm , Heavyside , Quickly , Slowman , Smallman , Fairfax and Blunt fair-haired.
Other examples of nicknames derive from personal or moral qualities, for example Good , Goodchild , Thoroughgood , Allgood , Toogood and Goodenough. Other examples are Joly , Jolibois and Joliffe , or Kennard royal-brave. And some - such as Puttock greedy or Coe jackdaw - show contempt or ridicule.
The surname Blake may seem fairly straightforward but there are two derivations. Firstly as a variation of Black , a descriptive name for someone of dark appearance, and secondly originating as the Old English word, blac meaning wan or fair - two completely opposite meanings.
In Wiltshire, the surname Black is not a common one, greatly outnumbered by Blake. Many baptismal or Christian names have become surnames without any change. A son may have acquired his surname by adding -s or -son to his father's name. The first method was favoured in the south of England and in the western border counties where the practice was later copied by the Welsh , while the second was preferred in the northern half of England and lowland Scotland, and was a late development. Occasionally, -son was added to a mother's names, as in Mallinson and Tillotson - both from Matilda.
The son of William might therefore end up with the surname Williams or Williamson. The small pool of personal names meant that pet forms and shortened versions were commonly used, and that many of these nicknames became surnames. Some were rhyming forms, such as Dobson , Hobson and Robson based on the pet form of Robert. Others were pet forms with -kin, -cock or -ot added.
In Wales the 'patronymic' system of taking the father's forename as the child's surname, therefore a change at each generation, continued in some communities until the 17th century.
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