Aitchison is a Scottish surname of Scots origin. It derives from the pet name Atkin, which is a diminutive of Adam.
The surname Ray has several origins.
The surname Duff has several origins. In some cases, it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duibh, Mac Giolla Duibh, Mac Duibh. The surname Duff is also sometimes a short form of Duffin, and MacElduff, and Duffy.
Butt is a German and an English surname whose origins lie in the South West peninsula region of England.
Jenkin, of Franconian origin, is translated in English as "Little John" or more literally "John the little".
Graves is a surname of English origin. Its distribution within England is centered on Lincolnshire, followed in concentration by Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, and East Anglia. The surname is likely a variant of Grave with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname Grave seems to have its possible origins in: 1. "Occupational name from Middle English greyve, grayve, greve 'steward bailif, manorial officer who managed the lord's demense farm, headman of a town or village', a borrowing from Old Scandinavian greifi 'earl, count". 2. "Locative name from Middle English grave "pit" ". 3. "Relationship name, possibly from the rare Middle English personal name Gre(y)vy, Gre(i)ve, Old Scandinavian Greifi, *Grefe, originally a nickname meaning 'earl, count".
Read is a surname of English origins.
Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources:
Purves is a surname of British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English purveys, from the Old French porveoir. The name may refer to:
Hynes is a surname, many examples of which originate as the anglicisation the Irish name Ó hEidhin.
Webber (/ˈwɛbər/) is an English occupational surname meaning weaver.
Stephen is a surname of English, Scottish, and German origin. It is a reasonably common surname. The German variant is thought to have originated from the German-speaking world as (Von) Stephan.
Tweedie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is a habitational name from Tweedie, located in the parish of Stonehouse, south of Glasgow. The origin and meaning of the name is unknown. Notable people with the surname include:
Grose is a surname of two possible origins. Cornish origin: a toponymic surname for a person who lived near a stone cross, from Cornish "crows" or "crous" for "cross". French origin: from Old French gros: "big, "fat", a variant of surname Gros.
Fay is a surname that arose independently in France and Ireland. There are different theories about the origin and meaning of the surname.
Bain or Bains is an English, French, Punjabi (Jatt), and Scottish surname. It may also be a variant form of a German surname.
Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world.
Stanfield is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin deriving from the Old English 'stan' and 'feld' (field). This toponymic surname originates from several possible locations in England: the village of Stanfield, Norfolk; the ancient township of Stansfield, West Yorkshire; and the village of Stansfield, Suffolk. Other variants include Stansfield, Stansfeld, and Standfield.
Stansfield is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin deriving from the Old English 'stan' and 'feld' (field). This toponymic surname originates from two possible locations in England: the ancient township of Stansfield, which was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Stanesfelt’; and the village of Stansfield, Suffolk. The surname is most commonly found among families originating in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, especially around the town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Other variants include Stansfeld, Stanfield, and Standfield.
Kearsley is a surname of English origin with a variety of spellings apparently locational in origin, the towns of Kearsley formerly in the county of Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester and also the town of Keresley in the county of Warwickshire have been speculated as being possible origins of the surname.
