What's the origin of your family name?

[Lady Whistledown]

The Albion line up got me thinking, as a few of the surnames in there stem from old occupations- Marcos Painter, Jamie Smith, George Barker that I can think of- and I couldn't help wondering what Gary Dicker's ancestors used to do....

(Dig ditches, it rather disappointingly turns out)

Anyway, my name means long. If I was a bloke I'd be a lot happier with that

Et tu?

 

[Stoo82]

Son of Simon.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I'm a Goodman (apparently)

 

[Dandyman]

Either a desperate attempt to make it sound more English or just a failure to read and write English properly.

 

[The Large One]

I keep going missing.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I keep going missing.

So, you're surname is "wherethefuckishe" ?

 

[Gwylan]

From where they came in France - got anglicised in 18th century

 

[Trufflehound]

I got mine from my dad. I believe he got it from his.

 

[Lankyseagull]

A small rural village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England with a population of 220.

Hmm......maybe I should find out if I'm Lord of the Manor!

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I keep going missing.

Al Loser?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I keep going missing.

Lucan?

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

The Albion line up got me thinking, as a few of the surnames in there stem from old occupations- Marcos Painter, Jamie Smith, George Barker that I can think of- and I couldn't help wondering what Gary Dicker's ancestors used to do....

(Dig ditches, it rather disappointingly turns out)

Anyway, my name means long. If I was a bloke I'd be a lot happier with that

Et tu?

WPC/S Lang I presume?

 

[Don Quixote]

Italy, means strong in Italian.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Mine's apparently a locational name from an ancient chapelry in Leicestershire, although my family are from Waterford and that's where the highest concentration of 'us' are.

Type your surname into this map to see where most of 'you' are located.

World Family Names

 

[Lady Whistledown]

WPC/S Lang I presume?

Near enough

 

[rcf0712]

highly uninspiring I must say - "habitational name from some minor locality in the West Midlands".......

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Almost all English and European names fall into one of four categories apparently.

1) Geographical (of a particular place- eg Mayo)
2) Patronymic (eg Robertson)
3) Occupational (Smith, Fuller, Cooper)
4) Descriptive (Longfellow, Short, Armstrong)

So there you go. Guess I fall into the last category.

 

[Laughing Gravy]

My lot came over from France in 1066.

 

[Art Vs Science]

Mine is as follows.... is a Latin word meaning "first in time or order; the first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble; the first man, first person

 

[Lady Whistledown]

My lot came over from France in 1066.

Afternoon Mr Conqueror