Trebilcock is a Cornish surname, pronounced "tra-BILL-co". It derives from Trebilcock in the parish of Roche; Trebilcock is formed from the elements "tre" (homestead) and a mutated form of ME "pilicock" (darling). [1]
Notable people with the surname include:
Adomaitis is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. It means "son of Adomas (Adam)". Its feminine forms are: Adomaitienė and Adomaitytė.
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector".
Ferraris is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
In India, Virk is a last name which is based on that of a Jat clan supposedly founded by a Rajput called Virak.
Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" in the Cornish language. Chenowith, Chinowith, Chernoweth, and Chernowith are alternative spellings.
Prideaux is a surname of Cornish origin derived from the place called Prideaux in the parish of Luxulyan. The place-name had the form Pridias in the 12th and 13th centuries; however by folk etymology both the place-name and the surname have been altered to a form based on the French près d'eaux or pré d'eaux.
Ferraro is an occupational surname of Italian origin meaning blacksmith in Italian. Notable people with this surname include:
Hynes is a surname, many examples of which originate as the anglicisation the Irish name Ó hEidhin.
Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch or Danish origin (-kijn), which then gained a certain popularity in England.
Cornish surnames are surnames used by Cornish people and often derived from the Cornish language such as Jago, Trelawney or Enys. Others have strong roots in the region and many in the UK with names such as Eddy, Stark or Rowe are likely to have Cornish origins. Such surnames for the common people emerged in the Middle Ages, although the nobility probably had surnames much earlier on. Not until the later Middle Ages did it become necessary for a common man to have a surname. Most surnames were fully established throughout Cornwall by the end of the 15th century. Today Cornish surnames can be found throughout the world as part of the Cornish diaspora.
Tredinnick is a Cornish surname. It derives from one of the places called Tredinnick; Tredinnick is formed from the elements "tre-" (homestead) and either "dynek" (fortified), "eythynek" or "redynek".
Hosking is a surname of Cornish origin. In Cornwall there are also the variant forms Hosken, Hoskin and Hoskins. Unlike many Cornish surnames which are associated with a small district, Hosking and its variants are distributed in west Cornwall, mid Cornwall (Hoskins) and east Cornwall (Hoskin). It has the meaning "sedgeman", i.e. a thatcher who makes roofs of sedge.
Penix is a Cornish-language family name originating in Cornwall. In medieval times, people were known by their given names, but as the population grew, surnames were added based on the place that they owned or lived in to distinguish people from one another. While Celtic people tended to use patronymic names, many Cornish people used local place names as surnames, sometimes in addition to patronymics.
Couch is a surname. It has two different origins. It is a Cornish name thought to have derived from Cornish "cough" (red) and to have been a nickname for a redheaded man. The Cornish surname appears in 1160 as "Coh" and over the centuries as "Coch," "Cogh," "Cooch," "Cough," "Cuche," "Cowche," "Cowtch," "Coutch," etc., until the spelling became standardized in recent centuries, generally as "Couch." There is also an English name Couch which probably originated as a name for a maker of beds or bedding. The English surname has variant forms Coucha, Couche, Coucher, Couchman and Cowcha.
Knill is a surname of Manx origin and is the equivalent of McNeill, MacNeill or Neill in Ireland and Scotland. It is derived from the Manx for "son of Neill" and is an alternative to the more common Anglicisation of Kneale. In some cases the surname Knill is of English origin; in this case its meaning is "someone who lived on a hillock".
Tregenza is a Cornish surname. It derives from Tregenza in the parish of Creed; Tregenza is formed from the elements "tre" (homestead) and "kensyth". Tregenna, Tregensoe, Tregensowe, and Tregenzo are possibly related names.
Caunter is a surname originating principally in the West Country in England. The name derives from Anglo-Norman caunter/cauntour, "singer, one who leads the singing", or from Latin cantor, referring to precentors in cathedrals or monasteries.
Medlin is a surname of English (Cornwall) origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Mehrotra is a Khatri surname. It is an extended version of Mehra, derived from Mihir, which means sun, or it may mean chief or master.Malhotra is a modified form of Mehrotra.
Trethewey is a surname of Cornish origin. It is derived from any of the various settlements in Cornwall called Trethewey.
