Where does your surname come from?

Armin_Tamzarian

Where does your surname come from?

Just enter your name into the text box on the right and find out, supposedly.

http://www.surnamedb.com/

Apparently I'm some incarnation of the Lord.
I should have known, in hindsight the signs were all there.

mfceiling

Pretty sure mine comes from my oul lad!!

alwaysadub

my father

EDIT: Damn too slow!


Mine is German orientated.
But i knew that anyway.
Heil Hitler and all that

Armin_Tamzarian

mfceiling wrote: »

Pretty sure mine comes from my oul lad!!

Is your surname Avonmore by any chance?

El Weirdo

^^What they said.

mfceiling

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

Is your surname Avonmore by any chance?

ehhhhhh.............no

My name is URL

I'm an Anglo-Saxon apparently

Pompey Magnus

Kelly:
The Gaelic prefix "O" indicates "male descendant of", plus the personal byname "Ceallach" meaning "strife" or "contention". The main (O')Kelly clan belonged to Ui Maine (mid Galway and South Roscommon), and the reigning chieftain, O'Ceallaigh (circa 1351), was a renowned patron of the arts. O'Kelly of Gallagh, whose claim to the designation chief of the name is officially recognised is entitled to be called the O'Kelly. The much lamented Grace Kelly of Monaco was of Irish stock.

WIZE

Yep . My da too

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Norse-Vikings.:D
'Tis also one of the seven names of Laois.:D

AlmightyCushion

the native Gaelic "O'Dorchaidhe", meaning a descendant of the dark one

I'm not sure if that means I'm evil or black.

Armin_Tamzarian

My name is URL wrote: »

I'm an Anglo-Saxon apparently

Me too.
I was gutted.

WanderingSoul

Mine is "an Anglicized form of two distinct Gaelic Irish surnames".

Ickle Magoo

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I'm not sure if that means I'm evil or black.

My family name means the same but is derived from Scot's Gaelic.

Closed ac

Charco wrote: »

Kelly:
The Gaelic prefix "O" indicates "male descendant of", plus the personal byname "Ceallach" meaning "strife" or "contention". The main (O')Kelly clan belonged to Ui Maine (mid Galway and South Roscommon), and the reigning chieftain, O'Ceallaigh (circa 1351), was a renowned patron of the arts. O'Kelly of Gallagh, whose claim to the designation chief of the name is officially recognised is entitled to be called the O'Kelly. The much lamented Grace Kelly of Monaco was of Irish stock.

+1!

brummytom

Recorded in several spellings as shown below, this surname is of early medieval Irish origin. It derives from the Gaelic O' Miadhachain, meaning the male descendant of the son of the honourable one! Traditionally, Gaelic family names are taken from the heads of tribes, and were usually prefixed by O' in Ireland, and sometimes Mac, the latter denoting "son of". The main O' Meehan sept was a branch of the illustrious MacCarthys of Munster, but by the end of the 11th Century, they had migrated to County Leitrim, at Ballaghmeehin in the parish of Rossinber. From there they spread into the adjacent counties of Sligo, Fermanagh and Clare. Early nameholders were Thomas and Denis O'Meehan, successively the bishops of Achonry, County Sligo, between the years 1251 and 1285, and from early times the sept were erenaghs of Devenish, County Fermanagh. Erenaghs were hereditary holders of church property. The family also preserved a manuscript of the 6th Century St. Molaise of Devenish for over a thousand years: the document is now in the National Museum of Ireland. Now generally recorded as Meehan, Meegan, Meighan, and others, the first recorded spelling of the family name and one of the earliest on record, is that of Edru O'Meighan. This was dated 1152, in Ecclesiastical Records of Kells, County Meath, during the reign of Turlough Mor O'Conor, High King of Ireland, 1119 - 1156. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was som,etimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.



So yeah... I'm a descendant of the 'honourable one' Jesus' lovechild FTW

RoadKillTs

the native Gaelic "O'Dorchaidhe", meaning a descendant of the dark one

Thats a cool name. Sounds like its from Donegal.

AlmightyCushion

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

My family name means the same but is derived from Scot's Gaelic.

I wonder are we descended from the same dark one. He was a busy auld chap.

Dudess

Something to do with wolves - I can live with that... :cool:

RoadKillTs

This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may have originated as a nickname from the bird, the cock, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "cocc", and applied to a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock

*snigger*

Luno

Mine comes from the bogs of Offaly

AlmightyCushion

Dudess wrote: »

Something to do with wolves - I can live with that... :cool:

Unless they're on a t-shirt howling at the moon, I don't want to hear about it.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I am 'of a battle' on one side and a little french man on the other.

I think this means I'm Napolean

tony1kenobi

Dudess wrote: »

Something to do with wolves - I can live with that... :cool:

Something to do with Liverpool.I cannot live with that.

AlmightyCushion

RoadKillTs wrote: »

Thats a cool name. Sounds like its from Donegal.

Close-ish. My dad is from Tyrone.

Danbo!

This is the first thread by the OP in a series of many.

Next will be...
What is your mothers Maiden name?
What was your first pet's name?
What bank do you use?

Followed by the ever subtle, What's your credit card number?

Ickle Magoo

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I wonder are we descended from the same dark one. He was a busy auld chap.

It's quite an unusual name in Scotland - I wonder if we share a common dark and evil ancestor! :pac:

BluesBerry

This great family claim descent from Niall Glundubh (Black knee), Monarch of Ireland, who was slain in the early 10th Century. The legendary, Niall of the Nine Hostages, 4th Century High King of Ireland was also a remote ancestor. Two main branches of this family established themselves in Ireland,

HA it says Im royalty :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

BOW TO ME PLEBS !!!!!!!


Damn you British Monarch I would have having my own castle :mad:

El Siglo

Mine is:
"an English topographical name for someone who lived by a small stream or an intermittent spring, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century "flod(e)", from "flowan" meaning "to flow", or, it is a dialectal variant of the welsh name Lloyd, a nickname for a person with grey hair or who habitually dressed in grey, from the Welsh "Llwyd" "grey". The surname dates back to the late 12th Century"

Great, so I've a choice of being English or Welsh.:D

Mine's derived from generations of people who used their loaf!

MaybeLogic

They didn't have me on that site but I know the name comes from Normandy, the family came over with Strongbow. (we were landlords of Louth till the Battle of the Boyne)
The name was given to someone in Normandy who had a moustache, google just tells me. I'll have to bristle up.:pac:

BluesBerry

Deleted User wrote: »

Mine's derived from generations of people who used their loaf!

Brennan? or Patthebaker?

Mars Bar

Charco wrote: »

Kelly:
The Gaelic prefix "O" indicates "male descendant of", plus the personal byname "Ceallach" meaning "strife" or "contention". The main (O')Kelly clan belonged to Ui Maine (mid Galway and South Roscommon), and the reigning chieftain, O'Ceallaigh (circa 1351), was a renowned patron of the arts. O'Kelly of Gallagh, whose claim to the designation chief of the name is officially recognised is entitled to be called the O'Kelly. The much lamented Grace Kelly of Monaco was of Irish stock.

Thanks for doing all my hard work!

Pompey Magnus

mars bar wrote: »

Thanks for doing all my hard work!

Us Kellys have to stick together

Mars Bar

Charco wrote: »

Us Kellys have to stick together

We're doing well, 3 of us already!

Bolag_the_2nd

mfceiling wrote: »

ehhhhhh.............no

is it baker? are you fresh and famous?

5starpool

Sorry we have yet to research the origin of the surname (my surname)

I believe it is an Anglo Saxon surname though, although I know my family has been in Ireland sice before 1800 anyhow, although I have no idea how far back it goes in the area. Not a common name though.

Seren_

mars bar wrote: »

We're doing well, 3 of us already!

4 now! o/

Darlughda

Druidic caste. Breitheamh. Resolver of disputes.

Bolag_the_2nd

Byrne, this is an Irish surname of great antiquity. Claiming descent from Bran, the king of Leinster, who died in 1052, this great clan originated in County Kildare where they held extensive territory until the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169 - 1170, when they migrated to Wicklow where they occupied the country between Rathdrum and Shillelagh

well who knew, and now we dont have a pot to pIss in :eek:

bazmaiden

Charco wrote: »

Kelly:
The Gaelic prefix "O" indicates "male descendant of", plus the personal byname "Ceallach" meaning "strife" or "contention". The main (O')Kelly clan belonged to Ui Maine (mid Galway and South Roscommon), and the reigning chieftain, O'Ceallaigh (circa 1351), was a renowned patron of the arts. O'Kelly of Gallagh, whose claim to the designation chief of the name is officially recognised is entitled to be called the O'Kelly. The much lamented Grace Kelly of Monaco was of Irish stock.

exactly this come on the kellys/ 5 now

m@cc@

Mine is 'the anglicized form of an Olde Gaelic name borne by two entirely distinct Gaelic Septs'

Feckin' Angels! :mad:

Mars Bar

bazmaiden wrote: »

exactly this come on the kellys/ 5 now

We're everywhere! :eek:

bazmaiden

Bolag_the_2nd wrote: »

well who knew, and now we dont have a pot to pIss in :eek:

Of course you do... it's just that everyone else now has indoor toilets:D

gurramok

Mine starts off as "This distinguished British surname recorded in a wide range of spellings" and then halfway down the paragraph says "In Ireland the surname originated as a form of the Gaelic O'Mordha, composed of the elements O', meaning descendant of, and Mordha, a byname translating as proud or stately"

FFS, it's a distinguished Irish surname too!

"In Scotland and Wales the origination was as a nickname for a large man, from the Gaelic word mor or the Welsh mowr, both meaning great"

I ain't that large but am great

jonnybadd

Smyth;

This is a surname of the British Isles. Recorded as Smy, Smye, Smyth, Smythe, Smithe and Smith, it derives from the Anglo-Saxon word "smitan" meaning to smite, which could be a description of a smith, but would equally have applied to a soldier. The famous records of those ancient times known as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of the 9th century use the expression War-Smith to describe a particularly valiant warrior, a suggestion that there was a duality of purpose in the later surname. Over five hundred coats of arms have been granted to nameholders called Smith, perhaps another indication of the warrior background.

Theres more but thats the best bit

powerfade

"Mac Carthaigh", the prefix "Mac" denoting son of, plus the byname "Carthach" meaning "loving".

I love my name forever more, I am McLovin woo

m@cc@

powerfade wrote: »

"Mac Carthaigh", the prefix "Mac" denoting son of, plus the byname "Carthach" meaning "loving".

I love my name forever more, I am McLovin woo

Would you not rather to the 'Daddy' of loving rather than the son?

powerfade

m@cc@ wrote: »

Would you not rather to the 'Daddy' of loving rather than the son?

I am McLovin woo!!

Bonito

Courtney;

This distinguished name is of Norman, Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

aDeener

Bread;

This ancient and unusual surname has nothing whatsoever to do with its appearance. It is Olde English pre 7th century in origin, and derives from the word 'braedu', which describes a wide expanse of land, as in the place name 'Brede' in Sussex. Its precise meaning was probably an agricultural term for an area of good grazing, and all the original recordings come from such areas. The surname is found in a number of spellings including Brede, Breed, Bread, Breede and Breedes, whilst the form as Breeder originates in the Kent - Sussex region and describes one who came from Brede (the place). Early recordings include William de Bredes and John de Brede in the 1296 Subsidy Rolls of Sussex, Elena atte Brede in the 1317 Assize Rolls of Kent, and Marjery Brede of Colchester, Essex, in 1352. Later examples include Nathaniel Bread, at St Leonards Church, Eastcheap, London, on March 3rd 1604, Rose Breede at St Giles Cripplegate, London, on November 23rd 1589, and Thomas Breed who married Sussannah Hunt at the famous church of St Dunstans in the East, Stepney, on December 10th 1693. The coat of arms has the blazon of a red field charged with a lion rampant, a border in green, with a semee of gold escallops. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Brian de Brede, which was dated 1195, in the 'Feet of Fines' roll of the county of Norfolk, during the reign of King Richard 1, known as 'The Lionheart', 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.