Bradley is an English surname derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
Waters is a surname, derived from "Wat", or "Wa'ter", an old pronunciation of Gaultier or Walter, and similarly derived from the surname Watson. The name is common from an early date in Wales and Yorkshire, as well as Shropshire, England. P. H. Reaney, co author of the book A Dictionary of English Surnames, said “water was the normal medieval pronunciation of Walter. Theobald Walter is also called Theobaldus filius Walteri, Theobaldus Walteri and Tebaut Water in the Feet of Fines for Lancashire 1212-1236.”
Underwood is a surname of English topographic origin.
Aitchison is a Scottish surname of Scots origin. It derives from the pet name Atkin, which is a diminutive of Adam.
Buxton is a surname of Anglo-Saxon, or Scottish-Gaelic origin, and may refer to
Kay is an English surname. It derives from the Old Breton and Welsh cai and the Cornish key meaning "wharf", or from the Old English coeg meaning "key". The surname is also a diminutive of MacKay and McKay. In England, the Kay(e)s of Lancashire and Yorkshire are believed to be related to the ancient Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire, and there is also a Kay Family Association.
Baines is a surname of English, Scottish or Welsh origin. It shares many of the same roots with the British surname Bains. It shares some roots with the British surname Bain.
Pullen is an uncommon English surname with a purported Norman origin.
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:
Kaye is an English surname. In England, the Kayes of Lancashire and Yorkshire included the Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire.
Armstrong is a surname of English and Scottish borders origin.
Corbett is an English-language surname. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French corbet, which is a diminutive of corb, meaning "raven". The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion like a raven's. The surname was brought to England from Normandy, and spread to Scotland in the 12th century, and into northern Ireland in the 17th century. Early instances of the name are Corbet in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book in 1086; Corbet in Shropshire, recorded in the Assize Rolls of Worcestershire in 1158; and le Corbet in Oxfordshire, recorded in the Eynsham Cartulary in 1323. Variations of the surname include: Corbet, and Corbitt. Corbett is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Corbáin and Ó Coirbín, which mean "descendant of Corbán" and "descendant of Coirbín", respectively.
Farrar is an occupational surname for a blacksmith or ironworker derived from the Latin ferrarius, Middle English Ferror or Anglo-Norman ferrur. Alternate spellings are Farrer, Ferrar and Farrow.
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.
The surname Bush is derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub, and was probably used for someone who lived in a bushy area.
One theory is that Hampson is an Irish surname. The small clan of O’hAmhsaigh (O’Hampsey) had become O'Hamson by 1659, when it is recorded in the census of 1659 as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Keenaght, and as O'Hampson and Hampson it is found in the contemporary Hearth Money Rolls for County Londonderry.
Traynor is an English and Irish surname found throughout the world.
Cawthon is a surname of British origin. It is a variant of the toponymic surname Cawthorne. Cawthon may refer to:
Battersby is an English surname. It is a toponymic surname based on Battersby, North Yorkshire. Notable people with this surname include:
Stansfield is an English surname 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, Stanfill, and Standfield.
