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Reid is a surname of Scottish origin. It means "red".
Gooch is a surname. Gooch or the Gooch is also a nickname. It may refer to:
Parker is a surname of English origin, derived from Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park". "Parker" was also a nickname given to gamekeepers in medieval England. In the United States, it ranked in 1990 as the 47th most-common surname.
Braithwaite, Brathwaite, or Brathwait is an English surname of Old Norse origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Braithwaite was highest in Westmorland, followed by Cumberland, Yorkshire, Linlithgowshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Anglesey and Flintshire. Notable people with the surname include:
Thorne is a surname of English origin, originally referring to a thorn bush. Thorne is the 1,721st most common surname name in the United States.[1]
Moffat or Moffatt is a surname, of Scottish origin. It may refer to:
Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gâtinais. The House of Courtenay was a significant French family with close association with both the French and English royal lines; in England the Courtenays were Earls of Devon.
Wolf is a given name and a surname. It is common among Germanic-speaking peoples, alongside variants such as Wulf. Names which translate to English "wolf" are also common among other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the grey wolf.
Sharpe is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Willis is a surname of English, Norman French, and Scottish origin. The oldest extant family of the name, the Willes family of Warwickshire, formerly of Newbold Comyn and Fenny Compton, has used the spellings 'Willis,' 'Willys,' and 'Wyllys' and appear in records from 1330. In this case, the name derives from the name de Welles which comes from the Norman name de Vallibus, which in turn was derived from the Vaux family tree. The Vaux family, established in England by Harold de Vaux, a close relative of William the Conqueror, appears in French records from 794. They had held power in their own right and through royal intermarriages.
Cross is an English topographic surname for someone who lived on a road near a stone cross.
Elliot is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States.
Jackson is a common surname of Scottish, Irish and English origin eventually becoming a common American surname also. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most common surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.
Holman is an English and Dutch surname first recorded in Essex, England in the subsidy rolls of 1327. There are variants including: Hollman and Holeman. It is uncommon as a given name.
Harrison is a common patronymic surname of Northern English origin. It means "son of Harry" or "Herry", representing the Middle English pronunciation of the given name Henry. It was in use by the 14th century. It may also be spelt Harrisson, Harryson or Harrysson. Henrison also appears historically but is now rare. Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and Harris were used interchangeably by some families.
Waller is a surname mainly of Old English origin, with several possible etymologies. Notable people with this name include:
Oliver is a surname derived from the personal name Oliver. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat. There are many different Oliver families in North America.
Foreman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Clayton is both an English surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Leach is a surname, originally denoting a physician. Notable people with the surname include:
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- ↑ "Last name: Halstead". Surname Database. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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