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Vaughan and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon. Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to Fychan an identifier for a younger sibling or next of kin. It can also be used as a first name Vaughan.
MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname, Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean". Gillean means "the Servant of [Saint] John [the Baptist]"), named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian of the Battleaxe", a famous 5th century warrior.
The Rundle family name is a prominent one in many parts of southwest England, particularly Cornwall.
Goss is a Saxon surname meaning "goose". Notable people with the surname include:
Hibbert is a surname. Its origin can be traced back to the Old Germanic given name Hildeberht, which is composed of German elements hilde and berht. Today it might be translated to "bright battle". It was adopted by the Normans, where it became "Hildebert" or "Hilbert".
The surname Hetherington is of English origin, derived from a like-named place in Northumberland. This placename is derived from Old English word elements—either hēahdēor, or hǣddre ("heather"); in addition to the elements -ing, and tūn. Early occurrences of the surname in English records are: de Hetherington, de Hetherynton, and Etherington. A variant form of the surname is Heatherington, and perhaps Hetherton. Forms of the surname have been recorded in Ireland since the 16th century.
Munro is a Scottish surname. It means "man from the River Roe" in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The surname is common in Ross-shire and other areas of northern Scotland; it also spread to Canada via emigration. Variant spellings of the same name include Monro, Monroe, Munroe, Munrow and Manrow.
Wylie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dodds is a surname, and may refer to:
Dean is an English surname originally derived from the Old English word denu meaning "valley." Another common variant of this surname is Deane.
Gilmour is a surname of Scottish or Irish origin, derived from an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Mac Gille Mhoire, the same origin as the name McLemore. Notable people with this surname include:
Cozens is an English surname. Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the name Cozens was first found in Britina. It was a name for a person who was related to someone of note in the area. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old French, cusin, and the Old English, cousin, which means relative.
Bowler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Stafford is an English surname originating from Staffordshire which may derive from Anglo-Saxon meaning 'landing stage by the ford'. The Staffords may also refer to the people of Staffordshire. see also: de Stafford,de Staffort
Agnew is a surname of Norman, Scottish, English, and Irish origin. There are three etymologies:
1) deriving from the place name Agneaux in Normandy,
2) deriving from the Anglo-Norman word aignel or aignau ("lamb"),
3) or, in the case of Irish, deriving from Ó Gnímh.
Pirie is a Scottish surname of French origin, meaning "pear tree".
Street is an English surname, deriving from the Old English word stræt via the ancient Latin strata, referring to a Roman road.
Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to:
Selwyn is a given name and surname.
Musgrove is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; McClure, Peter; Coates, Richard (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
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