Old English Origin Surnames - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old English. Old English was the West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
English Surnames - Behind the Name
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Bacga combined with leah "woodland, clearing". Bailey English From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff" , which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".
Old English Origin Surnames (page 2) - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old English. Old English was the West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
Anglo-Saxon Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name
The placename is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Modred"....
Medieval English Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name
This habitational name is chiefly found in the West Midlands region of England. The origin is certainly Old English pre 7th Century and may be Ancient British i.e. pre Roman 55 A.D. The origins are lost but are believed to develop from "Dubh" meaning "black" and …
Old English - Behind the Name
Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) was a Germanic language that was spoken in England from about the 7th century to the 12th century. It is the ancestor of Middle English and English. Within the Germanic languages, Old English is classified as Ingvaeonic, related to …
Surnames with 1 Syllable - Behind the Name
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl meaning "nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.
Old French Origin Surnames - Behind the Name
Derived from Middle English frankelin meaning "freeman". It denoted a landowner of free but not noble birth, from Old French franc meaning "free". Famous bearers include American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and American singer Aretha Franklin (1942-2018).
Ancient Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name
Uncertain origin, probably occupational, from German, Dutch, or English. If German, possible occupational surname for a cobbler, from Old German Schuchmann, lit. "shoe man". Similar origin if Dutch...
Old Welsh Origin Surnames - Behind the Name
Jekyll English Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).