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Susan Thompson Buffett was an American activist for the causes of civil rights, abortion rights and birth control, and the first wife of investor Warren Buffett. She was a director of Berkshire Hathaway, owning 2.2 percent of the company worth about $3 billion at the time of her death, making her the 153rd richest person in the world. She was president of the Buffett Foundation, which has contributed millions of dollars to educational groups, medical research, family planning groups and other charities.
Howard Homan Buffett was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a four-term Republican United States Representative for the state of Nebraska. He was the father of Warren Buffett, the billionaire businessman and investor.
Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It was a patronym, in most cases probably indicating son of Allen, but in other cases possibly from Ellis, Alexander, or the female given name Alice/Alise.
Kinsella is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin, developed from the original form Cinnsealach, meaning "proud". The Kinsella sept is native in part of the modern County Wexford in Leinster, a district formerly called the Kinsellaghs. The oldest documentary mention of the surname appears in the Ancient Records of Leinster, dated to 1170, where the son of the King of Leinster is named as Enna Cinsealach. Originally pronounced KIN-səl-ə, it is also often found pronounced kihn-SEL-lə. This surname is most often found in Ireland, Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Howard Graham Buffett is an American businessman, former politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist. He is the middle child of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. He is named after Howard Buffett, his grandfather, and Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett's favorite professor.
Cooper is a surname.
Bird is an English surname, probably deriving from the vertebrates of the same name. Another common variant of this surname is "Byrd."
Moffat or Moffatt is a surname of Scottish origin. It may refer to:
Hogan is an Irish surname, mostly from County Tipperary. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic ÓhÓgáin ‘descendant of Ógán', a name meaning 'young warrior'. It may also be an anglicised form of Ó hEochagáin (Houghegan). Notable people with the surname include:
Dalton is a surname of Norman origin found in Ireland and Britain and places where people from those backgrounds emigrated to. The Hiberno-Norman D'Alton family controlled an area of the Irish midlands following the Norman invasion and assimilation into Ireland. An unrelated, prominent Norman-Irish gentry family of the toponymic surname de Antōn arose in Co. Kilkenny in the late thirteenth century; their surname was later corrupted to Daton or Dalton.
Adamson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Adam". It is rare as a given name, although there has been a tradition in some families for the first-born son to be called Adam. People with the surname Adamson include:
Howe is an English surname. Howe, when derived from the Old Norse: haugr, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. However, when derived from Old English: hol, it can refer to a hollow or dell. Historically the surname was most commonly found in the Northeast of England and the Orkney and Shetland islands.
Hubbard is an English surname. The name is a variant of the surnames Hobart, Hubbert, and Hubert. These surnames are derived from personal names, such as the Old German Hugibert and Hubert, which are composed of the elements hug and berht. Early forms of the surname include filius Huberti, Hubert, Huberd and Hubert, and Hoberd.
Nixon is a surname of English, Scots, or Irish origin meaning "son of Nicholas". The following is a partial list of well-known persons and fictional characters with this name.
Hurley is an English and Irish surname. It is most often a habitational name derived from Old English hyrne 'corner' plus leah 'woodland clearing'. In Ireland it may be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó hUrthuile 'descendant of Urthuile.
Robb is a surname of Scottish origin, formed from a diminution (reduction) of the name Robert. Robert was a popular name, especially after its use by three Scots Kings in the fourteenth century. Rob is first recorded as a surname in the mid-15th century, with a handful of individuals recorded in the decades either side of 1500. As the 16th century progressed there were early groupings in Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and later in Perthshire/Stirlingshire. It is likely that the name originated with the offspring of a Robert or Rob, when surnames began to flourish, but unlike some surnames there is no one source for the name.
Susan Alice Buffett is an American philanthropist who is the daughter of Warren Buffett and Susan Thompson Buffett. Her charitable work has focused largely on the Sherwood Foundation and the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, organizations in Omaha that provide grants in public education, human services, and social justice in the interest of promoting the welfare of children from lower-income families.
Chaplin is a surname of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian origin. Surnames of English and French origin are derived from the occupational name for a clergyman, while Belarusian and Ukrainian uses are derived from chaplya, meaning 'heron' or 'stork'. The surname Chaplin may refer to:
Homan is a surname with a variety of origins. As a Dutch surname it appears to have originated as an assimilation (fm->m) of Ho(o)fman, making it cognate to names like Hoffman and Van 't Hof, indicating either an occupational or toponymic origin. The oldest attestation is in the 14th century in Drenthe. In North America, it may be an Americanized spelling of the German names Homann or Hohmann. Homan also exists since the 17th century in Ireland, while in England it may be a variant of Holman. Notable people with the surname include:
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