Moorhouse is a surname. Originating in Normandy, France. It was carried to England in 1066, when Norsemen helped William the Conqueror seize the English Crown. As a reward, they were given lands in Lancashire. Progressing to Yorkshire and eventually to Ireland, the Moorhouse surname came to Canada in the 1700s, with William Moorhouse settling in Ontario, Canada. The Moorhouse surname progressed to the United States and Australia from England. [ citation needed ]
Notable people with the surname include:
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David". There are alternate spellings called septs, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.
Tait is a Scottish surname which means 'pleasure' or 'delight'. The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100.
Pullen is an uncommon English surname with a purported Norman origin.
Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include:
Charlesworth is a surname that derives from Charlesworth in Derbyshire, England. Notable people with the surname include:
Burgess is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’. It is thought to have originated in an area in Yorkshire
Thomson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations include Thomason, Thomasson, Thomerson, Thomoson, and others. The French surname Thomson is first documented in Burgundy and is the shortened form for Thom[as]son, Thom[es]son. Variations include Thomassin, Thomason, Thomsson, Thomesson, Thomeson, and others. Thomson is uncommon as a given name.
Ramsay is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Coutts and Couts are surnames derived from the Scottish Gaelic language. The names are derived from the Gaelic cuilt. The chronicles of the Coutts family reach back into Scottish history to an ancient tribe known as the Picts. The ancestors of the Coutts family lived in Cults in Aberdeenshire where the name can be found since very early times. There are many place names in Cromar and Upper Deeside named Cults/Culsh.
Peacock is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Slater is an English surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.
Sheridan is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin 'descendant of Sirideáin', a given name meaning 'to seek'. Originating in County Longford, the Sheridans were erenaghs of Granard, but in the County Cavan served the O'Reillys.
Hartley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Davey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ingham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aldridge is an English surname derived from a toponym. Notable people with the surname include:
Marsden is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Woodhouse is an English surname.
Major and Majors are surnames.