Where does your surname come from?

BluesBerry · 03-03-2010 11:04PM

Deleted User wrote: »

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

Brennan? or Patthebaker?

Mars Bar · 03-03-2010 11:06PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:09PM

mars bar wrote: »

Thanks for doing all my hard work!

Us Kellys have to stick together

Mars Bar · 03-03-2010 11:11PM

Charco wrote: »

Us Kellys have to stick together

We're doing well, 3 of us already!

Bolag_the_2nd · 03-03-2010 11:14PM

mfceiling wrote: »

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

is it baker? are you fresh and famous?

5starpool · 03-03-2010 11:17PM

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_ · 03-03-2010 11:19PM

mars bar wrote: »

We're doing well, 3 of us already!

4 now! o/

Darlughda · 03-03-2010 11:19PM

Druidic caste. Breitheamh. Resolver of disputes.

Bolag_the_2nd · 03-03-2010 11:20PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:20PM

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@ · 03-03-2010 11:21PM

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

Feckin' Angels! :mad:

Mars Bar · 03-03-2010 11:23PM

bazmaiden wrote: »

exactly this come on the kellys/ 5 now

We're everywhere! :eek:

bazmaiden · 03-03-2010 11:24PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:24PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:28PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:29PM

"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@ · 03-03-2010 11:31PM

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 · 03-03-2010 11:33PM

m@cc@ wrote: »

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

I am McLovin woo!!

Bonito · 03-03-2010 11:33PM

Courtney;

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

aDeener · 03-03-2010 11:37PM

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.

m@cc@ · 03-03-2010 11:39PM

aDeener wrote: »

Bread;

This ancient and unusual surname has nothing whatsoever to do with its appearance.

Theres a city in the south of the Netherlands called Breda also. Might be related, probably not though.

tman · 03-03-2010 11:40PM

French origins?!?!?!

I fell so dirty:(

***washes self with the rough side of a dish sponge***

weepee · 03-03-2010 11:41PM

I searched the surname 'Mallon' and was informed it originated from O'Malone in Connact.
What nonsense, its an Ulster name, from Tyrone since the year dot.

03-03-2010 11:45PM

m@cc@ wrote: »

Theres a city in the south of the Netherlands called Breda also. Might be related, probably not though.

Quite possible, there are a lot of common words between Dutch and English.

F1ngers · 03-03-2010 11:58PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Pretty sure mine comes from my oul lad!!

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

Is your surname Avonmore by any chance?

mfceiling wrote: »

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

*Whoosh*

Mine: Full of septs, murder and marriage...

This interesting surname, with variant spellings Dorran, Dorrian and O'D(e)oran, is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O'Deoradhain" (modern Irish "O'Deorain"). The name is derived from the Gaelic prefix "O", indicating "grandson" or "male descendant of", and the personal byname "Deorain", from "deoradh", an exile, wanderer or stranger. The Dorans were one of the seven septs of Leix (O' Devoy, O' Dowling, McEvoy, O' Kelly, O' Lalor and O' Moore being the other six), and they were known as "the great Brehan family of Leinster". The word "brehan" refers to the Gaelic legal system in force before the Norman Invasion on which the family was expert. The Dorans were also noted antiquarians and they kept possession of three manuscript copies of the "Tripartite Life of St. Patrick" for generations. In 1540, they held territory in Waterford, and Doransland in that county locates them. Branches of the sept settled in Ulster in Counties Armagh and Down. Recordings from Irish Church Registers include: the christening of Barbara, daughter of Thomas and Anne Doran, on March 7th 1679, at St. Catherine's, Dublin, and the marriage of Ann Doran and James Keating on August 28th 1793, at Borris, County Carlow. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Maurice Doran, the Bishop of Leighlin (Leinster), which was dated 1523, murdered by his archdeacon, Kavanagh, during the reign of King Henry V111 of England, known as "Bluff King Hal", 1509 - 1547. 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.

IvySlayer · 04-03-2010 12:00AM

Mines not researched yet

laugh · 04-03-2010 12:02AM

Norman, I'm the most unfrench looking person you ever did see.

hinault · 04-03-2010 12:03AM

Germany.

Hanover, I'm told but my name is very common throughout Germany.

theacher · 04-03-2010 12:06AM

where does crilly come from?

fontanalis · 04-03-2010 12:07AM

weepee wrote: »

I searched the surname 'Mallon' and was informed it originated from O'Malone in Connact.
What nonsense, its an Ulster name, from Tyrone since the year dot.

Not the year dot, probably after the ice age when the original settlers of ireland came from what is now the Basque region.

Where does your surname come from?

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