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Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English name means "son of Hob". Hob was a diminutive of Robert, itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.
Waring is an English surname with two derivation hypotheses: from the Frankish Warin, meaning 'guard,' via Norman French Guarin, or from the Anglo-Saxon Wæring, meaning 'confederate' or, more literally, 'oath companion.' Both hypotheses suggest that Wareing is a variant of this name. Notable people with the surname include:
Davies is a patronymic Welsh surname. There are two main theories concerning its origin, neither of which has been definitively proven. The first theory contends that it may be a corruption of Dyfed, the name of a medieval Welsh kingdom centred on modern Pembrokeshire. "Dyfed" as a surname and the related first name "Dafydd" appear from the 12th century, with the latter generally translated into English as "David". The second theory states that it may derive directly from the Hebrew name "David", which is also the name of Wales' patron saint.
Gough is a surname. The surname probably derives from the Welsh coch, given as a nickname to someone with red hair or a red complexion or as a reduced form of the Irish McGough which itself is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Eochadha, a patronymic from the personal name Eochaidh, "horseman", both derivatives of Irish each "horse".
Millward is a surname meaning someone in charge of a mill.
Goff is a surname with several distinct origins, mainly Germanic, Celtic, Jewish, and French. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The German Goff means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Welsh gof and the Breton goff means "smith". The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".
John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥanan, meaning "Graced by Yahweh".
Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip", both derived from philippos, of Ancient Greek origin.
Smallcombe is an English locational surname originating from South West England, particularly the West Country counties of Wiltshire, Devon and Somerset. Small is a description of size and combe is a local word meaning cleft or valley. A 'small combe' is, then, a geographical feature and combe is found in many place names in South West England.
Myles is a Germanic and English surname meaning "perhaps peaceful".
The English language surname Hawkins is said by FaNUK to have three possible origins.
Rowbotham is a surname. Etymologically it is roe–bottom, meaning a depression in the ground inhabited by deer (roe). The name originates from such a geographic feature near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Notable people with the surname include:
Kovalenko is a very common Ukrainian surname.
The surname Bush is an English surname, derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub.
Dotson is a Welsh surname originating from the Cheshire region. This surname is a patronymic of the Middle English name "Dodde." Originally derived from the Germanic root "dodd" meaning "something rounded", used to denote a short, rotund man. Notable people with this surname include:
Pigott and Piggott are English surnames.
Cawthorne or Cawthorn is a toponymic surname related to the village of Cawthorne in South Yorkshire, England, or alternatively the village of Cawthorn in North Yorkshire, England. It also means a region of Yorkshire where there are many thorned plants and the climate is cold. The linguistic origin of the surname is the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) cald-thorne meaning "cold thorn-tree".
Walshe is a surname, a variant of Walsh, meaning "Wales", i.e. "foreigner" (non-English) originating in Wales, brought to Ireland by Normans. It is most common in County Mayo and County Kilkenny. There are other variants including "Welsh". Walshe is uncommon as a given name.
Loader is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maddock is a Welsh surname. Maddock is the anglicised spelling of 'Madog', which originates from the ancient Welsh male given name 'Matoc', a diminutive of 'mad' meaning 'fortunate' or 'good'. There are many variations to the name; Maddox, Maddick, Mattock, Mattack, Maddog, Madog, Madoc.
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- ↑ "Hopkin". names-meanings.net. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
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