Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, [1] and may refer to:
George Smith may refer to:
John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist.
William Johnson may refer to:
Jardine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
John Jones may refer to:
William Harrison may refer to:
William Ellis may refer to:
Richard Evans may refer to:
Thomas Williams may refer to:
John Henderson may refer to:
Buxton is a surname of Anglo-Saxon, or Scottish-Gaelic origin, and may refer to
Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben". Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.
Tait is a Scottish surname which means 'pleasure' or 'delight'. The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100.
Rob(ert), Bob, or Bobby Jones may refer to:
Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include:
Fry is an English and Scottish surname which derived from the Old Norse frjó meaning 'seed'. Notable people with that surname include:
Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities, the Welsh ab Owain meaning "son of Owen" and the Irish Ó Buadhacháin meaning "descendant of Bohan". The Bowen lineage can be traced back to Llwyngwair in the 11th century, near Nevern in Pembrokeshire. The Bowen surname was adopted in 1424. There are seven Bowen crests and the Bowen/Owen family group share a tartan. The Bowen/Bowens surnames are more commonly found in southern Wales, while the Owen/Owens surnames are more commonly found in northern Wales.
John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person.
The surname Whiting is of Saxon origin meaning 'the white or fair offspring'. The Saxon suffix "-ing" denotes 'son of' or 'offspring'. It is a patronymic name from the Old English pre-7th Century 'Hwita' meaning 'the white' or 'fair one'. The surname first appears in documentation from the late 11th century and has a number of variant forms ranging from 'Whiteing' and 'Whitting' to 'Witting'. However, the name was first found in Devon where it was seated both before and after the Norman Conquest.
Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) was an English inventor and entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution